Best SDGs Idea (2021): Minimalism, now! (Entry from Osaka University)日本語字幕付き

According to the Circle Economy, on average, a person consumes more than 13 tonnes of materials per year. In 2017, global material consumption reached 100.6 bn tonnes, a third of which end up in landfills. Only 8.6% is recycled. Consumerism is an epidemic wreaking our planet. And yet, everyday advertisements snare us to mindless consumption. So we fill the void with material things which deplete natural resources and can never make us happy. But what if there’s a different way for us to live? Minimalism might be the answer.