Christmas is the annual apex of Consumerism all over the world. Countries like China celebrate it like mad just as so called Christian nations.

For many Companies this shopping festival is the most important date – they make 50 or more percent of their sales during these days.

We certainly could cut down on consumerism (and many stupid presents we buy and travels we make during the silly season).

But consumers won’t like a new austerity and so the waste will rage on …