It’s easy to be wasteful when your resources are unlimited, but we’re beginning to see that our Earth simply can’t sustain constant consumption. Sustainable initiatives are the new norm, and that’s a good thing—it means we’ve come far enough to know that we need to step up and reduce our impact on the planet.
Consumerism (especially in personal electronics) has been a huge part of the sustainability problem for years, flooding landfills with harmful waste.