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11/24/2016
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Why buy?
Wallet with money Photo: Reuters
Ask yourself if you really need the product or are being stimulated by advertisements or impulse, which can lead you to buy more than you need or can buy. It is important to remember what really matters in life. This will often mean "having" something not material in place of the material, such as devoting more time to activities with
What to Buy?
Many stores are already announcing in their shop windows about the great discount day, the Black Friday, scheduled for the last Friday of November Photo: Ana Branco / Agência O Globo
It is at this point that we define what product we want to buy, by analyzing what the available options offer and seeing which ones actually meet our needs. Too many attributes that will never be used are pure waste. Check the quality and durability of the product, its safety features in use and energy efficiency.
How to buy?
Credit cards Photo: Agência O Globo
Should I buy cash or installment? Can I keep the benefits up to date? How do I get and take my purchases: by car, bus, bicycle, on foot? Shopping for bikes on the weekend with the family can be fun and a great experience for everyone. Choose durable bags, or cardboard boxes for disposable options.
Who to buy?
When choosing the company that manufactures the product to be purchased, consider the characteristics of production, care in the use of natural resources, treatment and valuation of employees, care for the community and contribution to the local economy. Thus, the consumer can recognize and value with their choices the companies that best care about society and the planet.
How to use?
Fixing a product that broke before thinking about buying a new one is a form of conscious consumption Photo: Carlos Ivan / Archive
It is essential to find ways to consciously use the products and services purchased in order to avoid the successive exchange of items whenever something new comes on the market. Akatu advises: use the products until the end of their useful life, fix them if they break before you think about buying a new one, switch off electronic devices when not
How to discard?
Building of Niterói adopts the selective collection. The percentage of Brazilians separating garbage for recycling has increased 40% to 49%. Photo: Agencia Globo / Angelo Antônio Duarte
What do you want to discard is no longer useful? Boxes and packaging can turn into toys for children, and old clothes with new sewing, refurbished furniture and repaired appliances can be donated or exchanged. When there are no new uses for the product, discard the waste correctly, and
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