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The Story of Stuf worksheet Watch the video download “The Story of Stuff” with Annie Leonard and answer the following questions to check your listening and understanding: 1.Copy the sketches of the 5 stages of the materials economy 2.

Extract To get a ion

substance from another substance

Product Process ion of making product

Distribu To give out tion

(sell) goods

Consump The use tion (eating or drinking) of something

Dispo Tosal remove

much of our natural resources have been trashed in the last few decades? ANS. About 1/3 (one-third) 3.How many planets are needed to support current rates of consumption in the US and Australia? ANS. About 3 to 5 planets 4.How many trees are being lost in the Amazon each minute? ANS. 2,000 trees 5.What is being added to the production system that is created dangerous waste products? ANS. They add energy to make toxic chemicals. 6.What food is at the top of the food chain and threatening the health of future generations? ANS. Human breast milk 7.What is meant by “externalizing costs of production”? ANS. The real cost of making stuff aren’t captured in the price. 8 Who is paying for the real cost of cheap electronic equipment (i.e. the $4.99 radio)? List three groups at least. ANS. 1) People who pay with the loss of the natural resources space 2) People who pay with the loss of the clean air with increasing asthma and cancer rates 3) People who pay by having cover on their own health insurance 9a. How much material is still in the system after 6 months? ANS. 1% 9b. Where have the remaining materials gone? ANS. It will be a trashed. Page 1 of 3

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10. When did the modern consumer economy come into being? Why? ANS. After World War II, because the government and corporation want to ramp up the economy

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11. According to Annie Leonard, what are some of the social and community interests being neglected while we are busy consuming “stuff”? ANS. Health Care, Education, Safe Transportation, Sustainability, and Justice 12. What do these terms mean? Give an example of each. 

“planned obsolescence” to make stuff to be useless as quickly as possible

For Example things that use for once such as Plastic Bag, Coffee Cups, DVDs, Cameras, Mobs, or even Computers 

“perceived obsolescence” to convinces us to throw away stuff it is still perfectly useful

For Example change the way the stuff looks, fashion 13a. What is happening to the levels of measured happiness? ANS. The national happiness is actually declining 13b. What reasons are given? ANS. The national happiness is actually declining because we have more stuff, but we have less time for the thing that really make us happy 14. Draw or summarize the steps in the treadmill. ANS. We shop and buy stuff, go to work and use the stuff, rest at home, and shopping again on the weekend like a cycle. 15. One solution which many countries use to deal with increasing waste is to burn it. What problem is associated with burning rubbish? ANS. Air pollution, water pollution, climate change, makes new toxic such as dioxin 16. How does recycling help? ANS. Recycling reduces the garbage and it reduces the pressure to mine in harvest new stuff.

17. Why is recycling not enough? (Clue: How many rubbish bins are needed to produce one bin of recycled materials?) ANS. Because much in the garbage can’t be recycled because it contains too many toxics or it’s not designed to be recyclable in the first place