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Buried in stuff - and it Weighs more!

April 10th, 2008 · 1 Response

It’s official. The hard numbers show we’re buried in stuff and it WEIGHS more! Lots more it turns out. Boston College sociologist and researcher Juliet Schor has studied consumer goods purchases between 1999 and 2006 and learned our purchases show a 100% increase in the volume and weight of furniture alone. Turns out most of [...]

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