Our world is one of convenience. Use it, bin it, move on. Fast fashion. Single-use plastics. Endless consumption. Just spend five minutes at a rubbish tip and watch what gets thrown away. This can’t end well, can it?

Here’s the thing: the planet isn’t disposable, and its resources aren’t infinite.

We contribute to the problem when we treat the planet as disposable. And when we do, the consequences pile up. It shows up in the waste we bury in landfills and the plastics that find their way into the sea. Out of sight, out of mind. Meanwhile, ancient forests disappear. Oceans and their inhabitants choke on microplastic. The air fills with smog. Species vanish at rates that should keep us awake at night – if we dared to think about it.

And yet, we keep taking.

Why?

Maybe it’s because…