Overconsumption |
Sustainable and moderate consumption |
Compulsive consumption |
Consumption resulting from real needs |
Satisfying desires and whims |
Satisfying real needs |
Waste |
Recovering |
Ostentatious and snobbish consumption |
Modesty |
Consumption of cheap and perishable goods (low-quality products, junk food) |
Consumption of durable and high-quality goods (in particular of ecological quality) |
The predominance of consumption of material goods |
Consumption of intangible goods (knowledge, art, beauty, services) – focussing on personal, spiritual and interpersonal development |
Self-centred consumption, without awareness of ecological and social effects and costs |
Consumption aware of the social and environmental impact |
Hedonistic consumption (aimed at instant gratification here and now) |
Consumption aware of the pre-consumption stage (origin, way of producing products) and post-consumption stage (way of managing post-consumer waste) |