Essay #2

Story of Stuff

Introduction:                                  

The per capita consumption of industrial products is increasing, and that a significant effect on our environment and our society, the biggest impact is negative. Industrial materials and products are renewed and growing quickly so that consumers are forced to continuously change the goods and even before it becomes unusable.
Film 'The Story of Stuff' (2007) is displayed on the Internet and YouTube shows the real activities and interactions that adversely affect industry on the environment and on humans directly.

In order to produce a commodity, there is a linear path starting in the extraction of material from the environment, till the end to get rid of the product. In this linear interaction the environment are killed slowly and that happen through deforestation and blasting metal mine, in addition to the chemical toxic substances emitted from the factory during manufacture.

 

Extraction:

Extraction means Taking materials from the environment for use in industry, these materials are found under the ground or in the mines or the sea or the mountains and also above the earth's surface, example:  extraction of wood from the forest. These types of extractions of course affect to the environment and upset the balance of the earth. (Extraction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2013).

It is noted in the last decade with the emergence of a wealth of industry, increased land crises, in addition to gas ratios in constant change, which affected the climate in the ground and water level, which led to the emergence of new environments and destroy others.

 

Production:

Physical production or output is to create a tangible or intangible benefit of where you do not have a presence before, or add the benefit for something that has a certain amount of them. Product material factors or physical factors of production are land, labor, organization and capital (Production - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2013).

 

Distribution:

Product distribution is one of the four components of the marketing mix.Distribution in the field of business, is "the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user." This is done by using direct means of distribution, or using indirect means for distribution through intermediaries (Distribution (business) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2013).

There are three types of distribution:
Intensive distribution: It means that the product depends on the storage products in most retail outlets. This is a common strategy in the distribution of basic supplies, snacks, magazines, and soft drinks. Selective distribution: It means that the product depends on a small number of brokers to act in its products. It is generally observed that the strategy used in more specialized goods that are disposed of through specialist dealers, for example, craft tools with brand, or large electrical appliances.
Exclusive distribution: It means that the product does not choose only a very small number of brokers. Exclusive distribution distinguishes often through exclusive deals that given to the reseller's sole right to dispose of the products produced by the product to the exclusion of all other sellers. This strategy is usual in luxury goods stores such as Gucci (Distribution (business) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2013).

Consumption:

Consumption is defined as «expenditures on goods and services used to meet the needs and desires during a certain period» which are normally a calendar year, and consumption includes the state of consumer goods such as clothing, food and household items as well as raw materials as building materials, cotton, fuel and minerals. (Consumption - Online Business Dictionary 2013).

Disposal:

"Almost all the resources flowing through the materials economy eventually finish up as waste to be disposed someplace, typically dumped or burned or recovered for recycling”(Story of Stuff, 2007). As the capacity and toxicity of waste grows, recycling can’t solve the complete issue. Waste needs to be planned out of the system from the beginning through cleaner creation, better product design, composting, recycling and spending less matter overall.

Related to the UAE:

Within the UAE there are circles commercial fake pass through many of the products, such as oil production of raw materials in the ground in the beginning and then after that the per capita consumption of this oil and use this product in cars and factories in the United Arab Emirates, but examples of high consumption in the United Arab Emirates is the consumption of water, UAE in tops the list of most countries water-consuming, after the United States of America.

At first I will give the kind of production in the United Arab Emirates which is oil and then I will address the subject of high consumption

Consumerism in the UAE:

Mohamed Al-Khalil, director of the communications department Authority Federal Electricity and Water, Saied "on the need to focus on following the established consumption rational water, and not wasted as a wealth must be preserved, noting that despite the scarcity of water resources, the per capita consumption of water in the UAE in particular, and the Gulf states generally, is the highest in the world, where statistics and studies suggest that the international per capita consumption of water within the state of 350 cubic meters per day" (UAE tops the list of the most water consuming countries -Economic News - RAMS - 2007).

He noted that this rate is very high compared with countries that have a comparative climate pointing out that the United States tops the list of countries most water-consuming rate of 450 cubic meters of water per capita per day, followed by the United Arab Emirates. He pointed out that it takes a community action for the definition of the foundations of good consumption, because what happens depletion of resources sets off alarm bells and portends serious problems in the near future.

 

Production in the United Arab Emirates:

The Minister of Energy, Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazroui, explained that the UAE is seeking to increase its production capacity of crude oil to  3.5 million barrels per day in  2017, to contribute to the stability of global markets and ensure its obligations long-term with consumers, at the time revealed Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced a plan to build a new refinery in Ruwais, which will cover the needs of the domestic demand for petroleum derivatives, the most important automotive fuel.

And detailed, said that «Emirates is seeking to increase its production capacity to 3.5 million barrels per day of crude oil, to contribute to the stability of global markets and ensure the long-term obligations with consumers (Oil Production - Forums aware Emirates - 2004).

Disposal in UAE:

Seeks Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, through a combination of research and studies, to develop solutions that will make a real difference in the way to get rid of waste effectively, and turn it into a source of energy, according to Professor Issam Jnagerh, director of research interaction thermal chemical for the production of fuels and renewable energywaste at the Institute.

And said Jnagerh "does not pretend to solve the problem of waste management and treatment, but we have the ability to be part of the solution, certainly. We are confident that our advanced research that can make a real difference " (Masdar Institute "seeks to develop methods of waste disposal and converted into energy" – Ittihad News - 2009).

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Extraction. (2013, April 5). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved May 21, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraction

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Outline of industrial organization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (2013, April 26). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved May 20, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_industrial_organization

Production - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (2013, February 26). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved May 23, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production

Story of Stuff (2007, OFFICIAL Version) - YouTube. (2007, January 1). YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM

The Story of Stuff Project. (n.d.).  The Story of Stuff Project. Retrieved May 26, 2013, from http://www.storyofstuff.org/

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What is consumption? definition and meaning. (2013, January 1). BusinessDictionary.com - Online Business Dictionary. Retrieved May 22, 2013, from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/consumption.html

 

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