Best Eco Celebs of the Year 2014
At Postconsumers, it’s become a bit of a tradition to give a “shout out” to celebrities we think have done a great job of advancing environmental or postconsumer causes throughout the year. We know that a lot of postconsumers take issue with the idea of an eco-conscious celebrity (after all, their average lifestyle is not exactly known for its downplayed nature). But there’s also the reality that, whether we like it or [...]
The Best Postconsumers Articles of 2014
Every year around this time, we like to look back at the content that the Postconsumers content team produced in the last year and highlight what we think are the best ones. We base this not only on what we loved but also on what you loved, shared, commented on and engaged with on our social media channels. We focus on three areas: articles, lists (we do love our lists) and memes. [...]
Our Favorite Christmas Consumer Quotes: Next Year’s Money
“Christmas is the season when you buy this year’s gifts with next year’s money.” Author Unknown Are you hoping to break the cycle of consumerism this holiday season? We like to think that we’ve put some great resources together to help you get there. Some ideal starting points: The Free Guide to a Very Postconsumer Christmas 50 Things to Do Other Than Shop on Black Friday All Eco-Friendly and Postconsumer Holiday Advice Get [...]
Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Gift Registries
These days, there seems to be the ability to create a gift registry for just about any event. Of course, traditional wedding and baby registries exist, but the “registry marketing tool” has been expanded to include everything up to “leaving for college.” We’ve discussed before why registries actually feed the consumer machine, but as gift-giving and buying season approaches (or for some people has been here since October), we thought that we’d [...]
Our Favorite Christmas Consumer Quotes: Speak Your Love
“Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don’t quite know how to put our love into words.” Harlan Miller Are you hoping to break the cycle of consumerism this holiday season? We like to think that we’ve put some great resources together to help you get there. Some ideal starting points: The Free Guide to a [...]
The Ultimate Eco Guide for Holiday Travel
Holiday season doesn’t just mean gift-giving and navigating your way through the consumer and environmental concerns of that tradition. For many, it also means that it’s time to travel to see friends, families and home. We know that the debate on whether eco-travel is really eco-friendly can get heated, but we also know that the reality for many is quite simply that the holiday mandates travel. After all, the world is not [...]
The Eco Etiquette of Re-Gifting
We’ve discussed the art (and controversy over) re-gifting before, but it’s been a while and with the holiday season approaching and many people looking to both control holiday costs and help the planet stay healthy, we figured we’d go through the basics again. Whether you’re anti- or pro-re-gifting or in between, we think it’s useful to take a scan of this article to remind yourself of the many considerations to make when [...]
Our Favorite Christmas Consumer Quotes: The Best Gifts of All
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” Burton Hillis Are you hoping to break the cycle of consumerism this holiday season? We like to think that we’ve put some great resources together to help you get there. Some ideal starting points: The Free Guide to a Very Postconsumer Christmas 50 Things to Do Other Than Shop on Black Friday [...]
Five Holiday Gifts that Give Back to Society
With the holidays at hand, gift giving season is right upon us. While some Postconsumers eschew gift-giving altogether, that may not be where you fall on the postconsumer scale. And that’s absolutely fine! Everybody needs to find his or her own comfort level with consumerism based on a knowledge and awareness of how corporate consumerism and marketing work. For many, one of the first steps that they take to reduce their consumer [...]
The Official Postconsumers Holiday Content Hub
In one way, Postconsumers isn’t any different from any media channel that deals with consumerism. The holiday season is one of the most important seasons of the year for us. The difference is that instead of talking about consumerism in a way that encourages you to buy more this holiday season, we like to talk about it in terms of making more informed decisions about how you approach society’s addiction and its [...]
