Responsible consumption implies applying the well-known three basic rules of sustainability: reduce, reuse, recycle.

For achieving a more responsible way of consumption, the role of consumers is essential, and we must remember that a part of responsibility is set on consumers: the less is consumed, the less will be produced, so we cannot ignore that ‘we all can do more’. Although the industry has an important role in the development of the circular economy, consumers’ behaviour could also help to enhance the demand of fair goods showing to the industry the right path to sustainability.
 

Reducing the consumption of all kinds of goods and services means saving on raw materials, energy, water, and producing less pollution and waste by having to make fewer things.

Less consumption is also linked to reuse, avoiding this way, the discarding of goods that are still useful, simply because we can buy new ones.

And when a good is no longer suitable for use, the correct thing to do is to recycle it, disposing of its waste in such a way that it can be reconverted into raw material, used in other processes or simply thrown out without a negative impact on the environment.

We must all be committed to this goal, because if we do not buy unnecessarily, we will contribute to a better future. Currently, if we maintain our way of consumption, we will need at least 2 planets to survive (and, obviously, we do not have 2 planets).