BUY NOTHING DAY - Saturday November 29th 2008

Observe a day of extreme precycling - Buy Nothing Day

Put simply...

Saturday November 29h 2008 is International Buy Nothing Day, It's a day where you challenge yourself to switch off from shopping and tune into life. Today, Friday November 28 is National Buy Nothing - (or Make Something) Day, but giving up shopping "cold (leftover) turkey" on Black Friday might be too much for some.

The rules are simple, for 24 hours you will detox from consumerism and live without shopping. Anyone can take part provided they spend a day without spending!

Buy Nothing Day is the biggest 24-hour moratorium against consumerism. People around the world will make a pact to take a break from shopping as a personal experiment or public statement and the best thing is - IT'S FREE!!!

Pre-cycling is the practice of reducing waste by attempting to avoid accumulating it in the first place. Pre-cyclers try to cut out as much packaging as possible and, to this end, they think ahead, shop locally, buy things loose and bring their own containers. The benefits are various; from saving money and creating less landfill to reducing food miles and conserving natural resources.

Waste not, want not - Guardian article on pre-cycling
Recyling is good, but precycling - cutting out packaging in the first place and buying only what you need - is better. Tanis Taylor tried it for a month

More on pre-cycling in the US and Canada at Ad-busters

Visit: www.consumermonster.com