Rip Roaring.

Sustainability is a broad term that encompasses many aspects of the environmental movement, but the one that I most enjoy is that of Reuse. The reuse of goods is essential to my vision of the term sustainable. I feel as if there exists a need for goods that are beyond limited use. Often older things, things built to last evoke this simply in their construction, however that is not always true. In order to combat planned obsolescence we must reconsider the way in which consume and what we consume. The materials and construction of goods is important and understanding the interaction of the different parts in any good creates a better thing.
Sustainability is the goal of the environmental movement. The creation of a system that turns output into input. In order to transition into a more sustainable system we must first develop goods that are more ecologically sound through both their manufacturing and use. The more we prize well made longer lasting goods the more readily we can remove ourselves form the chain of refuse that were currently enslaved to. This also means self-reliance. Learning to repair goods that we have previously used and reusing perfectly good items that have since been abandoned, in that way we can extend the life of the goods that already exist. Sustainability and reaching that goal must first start with simply using less.