… is on the increase, as it is everywhere
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On the one hand, today, the shape of society is largely determined by the shopping decisions we make:
When Did We Stop Being ‘Citizens’ And Become ‘Consumers’? | blog.usejournal.com
On the other, our own individual identities are also determined by the same decisions:
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“Ethical shopping” has, then, become a very big thing.
A quarter of UK consumers vow to shop more sustainably in 2020 | internetretailing.net
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The Sidmouth Nub News pages have been looking at it today:
Sidmouth Co-op to remove all non-recyclable plastic packaging
Sidmouth’s eco-friendly businesses – according to our readers
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Back to diamonds and such things, all mined at a safe distance:
Futures Forum: Conflict minerals in your gadgetry > the blood and sweat in phones and batteries