Story of stuff
Introduction
Thing are moving through the materials system which include these
stagy extraction, production, distribution, consumption,
disposal and consumerism in the UAE (story stuff 2007). All this is the
production economy. Every stage should be
in correlation with the environment. This grows in relation with society,
culture, economy, and the environment. The important thing is to increase the awareness
of consumers about is pressure by the economy on the environment.
Extraction:
The first step of the materials process starts with extraction.
Extraction is independence human resources.” Means taking the planets resources
wood m minerals, coal, fossil fuel, water, plants, animals, and soil out of the
earth and starting their journey through the materials economy” (story stuff
2007). Which this word can mean to destroy the
planet. What does this look like? Like cutting the trees, mine the mountains to
find the metals, which causes water pollution and wipe out animals. Global production
and consumer of oil, is one example of extraction, and the effects on the
environment. Oil is important, it provider energy, but we also need to reduce
oil consumption.
Production:
The
second part is production. The materials move to production. What happens is
that they use energy to mix toxic chemicals in the resources to produce things.
As described in the Story of Stuff (2007) “There over a hundred thousand synthetic
chemicals in use today only a handful of them and were tested for health
impacts and none have been tested of synergistic health impacts” (Story of
stuff 2007). Our system of industrial production uses huge quantities of
materials that produce health issues and pollution. The most affected are
children because they drink their mother’s milk, who is working in the
factories. As we know toxic materials
are harmful to human health and the environment.
Distribution
Third part is distribution. Distribution means moving all the toxic garbage as soon as possible for sell. The
goal is to keep the price low, so the customers will buy it and the items will
move. “How do they keep the price down? Well they don’t pay the store workers
very much in the skimp on health insurance every time they can, it’s all
externalizing the costs”(Story of
stuff, 2007). Externalized
costs mean that the actual cost of production is not included in
the cost, in other words we do not pay for all the costs. We need to pay these people for the loss of human resources, loss the fresh air and
increase disease asthma and cancers.
Consumption
The fourth part is consumption. “After nine
eleven when our country was in shock and President Bush could have suggested
any number of appropriate things, he said to shop” (Story of stuff, 2007). Current consumption is not on an equal
footing and should be changed. When you go to the store, we should at least buy
the product and disposal of it properly. But the problem is with the
consumption of this system. This is promoted by the media about the new
products to tempt us.
Disposal
The final part is disposal. When the wastes accumulate either
it is placed in the burnt
offering or land fill. But the burnt offering
pollutes the environment. Some companies don’t have incinerators or landfills
so they send the wastes to other countries. All stuff that people consume in
the end of material must be disposed of as waste. We must take of these wastes
in a less dangerous way or completely recycle all wastes so we can reduce illness
and the spread of harmful diseases.
Consumerism in the UAE
Consumerisms in the UAE are more
consuming in Abu Dhabi and Dubai because they consume products at an alarming
rate. That’s why companies are choosing Abu Dhabi to launch their products. In
the UAE there has been an increase of salary across the board so this will
eventually led to increase in consumption. The consumption is not only
restricted to males it involves both genders.
Conclusion
In conclusion, this system involves
five steps so we cannot delete anyone or skip it because these steps complete
each other. Consuming is good for the economy but in the long run it is bad for
the environment. In order to prevent this plant from been damaged we have to
produce goods that are recyclable or can be consumed in different ways.
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