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Buried in Donations: The Hidden Cost of Overconsumption

Jan 10, 2026 | Magda Olchawska

It’s understandable to buy clothes for growing kids (exchanging clothes or partly exchanging, especially for babies, who grow out of everything in no time, is a much more sustainable solution). Still, for adults, it’s an entirely different story. When I was crazy into re-inventing my wardrobe at least once, if not twice a year, the…

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Categories: Environmental Sustainability Tags: environmental footprint + environmental sustainability + long-term sustainability + overconsumption

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Mindless Consumption: What It’s Really Costing Us

Jan 10, 2026 | Magda Olchawska

Take a deep breath and indulge in this visualisation for a few moments. When you feel ready to move on, imagine a world where mindless consumption isn’t rewarded with likes, hearts, thumbs, or spikes in sales. Can you see that? How does it make you feel? Mindless consumption is like indulging in the most horrifying…

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What Is Your Relationship With Stuff?

Jan 10, 2026 | Magda Olchawska

I still keep clothes from my crazy 20s because they remind me of the fun I had and the important milestones I went through. I’m attached to those items because I loved those experiences so much that the thought of letting them go is too painful. Emotional attachment to things is real and can be…

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