Flexi Says: Many people in developed countries, such as the United States and most of Europe, use many more natural resources than people in many other countries. They have many luxury and recreational items, and it is often cheaper for them to throw something away than to fix it or just hang on to it for a while longer. This consumerism leads to greater resource use, but it also leads to more waste. Pollution from discarded materials degrades the land, air, and water.
