The New Consumerism

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/

It was when Tess Vigeland couldn’t figure out the chicken bones; that’s when it got me thinking too.

"Marketplace" is one of the most enjoyable parts of public radio. And they are doing a special series called “Consumed.” It’s about how consumer goods—and our consumption of them—have changed since you and I were kids. How things, like DVD players or computers or thousands of other things are cheaper to just replace than to repair. Why our ground beef is mixed with meat from South America. Why Tess Vigeland hauled every bit of non-recyclable garbage she made around with her. And she figured out how to recycle just about everything except the chicken bones. And then some dauntless listener wrote in and told her that pet rats eat chicken bones. So Bob’s Your Uncle.