Product makers are responding by designing goods that have a reduced carbon footprint at their point of manufacture , but leading thinkers in the field of sustainable design believe that a radical re-think in the way we consume products is required if we want to halt the growing mountain of toxic waste piling up on the world 's rubbish dumps . Europeans find it cheaper to throw away rather than fix electrical products . Electrical products are Europe 's fastest growing form of waste . Durable products reduce energy needed to manufacture new ones . Comment:
Europeans find it cheaper to throw away rather than fix electrical products . Electrical products are Europe 's fastest growing form of waste . Durable products reduce energy needed to manufacture new ones . Comment: