Yes, from an environmental perspective, the first two R’s in the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot (compost) mantra are about consuming less. But if you really need something, and you can’t fix it, mend it or find it via Freecycle (www.freecycle.org), shopping locally beats getting in your car and driving for miles, spewing emissions en route to some impersonal mall somewhere.

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