Consumption - Greenpeace Canada

Live Sustainably

Buy. Use. Throw away. Buy more.

Fast food, fast fashion, single use plastic and disposable electronics are trashing our planet. Let’s buy less, live more.

Unsustainable consumption is driving a vicious cycle of environmental destruction and injustice. And it’s not making us happy.

We have to work to make sure that our human economies function within nature's limits. Let’s define ourselves, not by what we own but through our experiences and relationships. Not by what we consume but by what we contribute.

By working together we can turn a vicious cycle into a sustainable one, giving the planet a chance.

#Climate #Consumption #Food #Forests #Indigenous Help defend the Amazon

Fires are threatening the largest rainforest on Earth, clearing land for cattle to feed the international demand for cheap beef.…

#Consumption #Plastic Tell Starbucks we want reusables now

Health experts agreed that single-use isn’t safer than reusables, but Starbucks announced that it wouldn’t allow reusable cups in its…

#Climate #Consumption #Health How to recover from the coronavirus pandemic

How Canada recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic can be a new beginning.

#Consumption #Oceans #Plastic Tell the federal government Reduce and Reuse are key for Canada’s zero plastic waste strategy

The Trudeau government has said it will ban single-use plastics by 2021. We need a strong ban that covers all…

#Consumption #Plastic Join the #ReuseRevolution

In response to the global plastic crisis, the Reuse Revolution is creating hope and proposing real solutions to the mess…

#Consumption #Plastic Top 5 Plastic Polluters 2019

This year Greenpeace Canada partnered up with organizations and volunteer local groups across the country who led cleanups with brand…

#Consumption #Oceans #Plastic Help create plastic-free supermarkets

So much of the plastic packaging and waste we generate we get from our weekly visits to supermarkets. Canada’s major…

#Climate #Consumption #Food Less Meat and Dairy for a Healthier Future