Time to discard the ‘throwaway’ philosophy

Abstract

With mounting pressure to conserve natural resources, and the pinch on UK consumer spending, Eric Garrett argues that the climate is now right for a switch from built‐in obsolescence to product durability. He examines the issue not from the standpoint of a starry idealist but as a practising manager who acknowledges that an end to the Throwaway Society poses major difficulties for manufacturers.

Citation

(1977), "Time to discard the ‘throwaway’ philosophy", Industrial Management, Vol. 77 No. 8, pp. 15-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb056772