My salvaging pays homage even as I wage war against wasteful consumption.

Ecosystems are being stressed to the breaking point by the greedy, wasteful consumption of the Western lifestyle and its would-be imitators.

The Greek capital is facing severe water shortages as a result of prolonged drought, wasteful consumption, and losses from an ageing distribution network.

Other parts of the world are still agrarian with just an appropriate amount of industry and markets serving it by producing for needful, not wasteful, consumption.

But mostly the Government is accused of dipping too heartily into the national savings pool for what amounts to wasteful consumption.

On the other hand, she said, she saw in the late 1990's a great deal of excess, conspicuous and wasteful consumption.

"The message here is clear: while some of us practice wasteful consumption, others cannot consume enough to survive."

But we are also shocked by wasteful consumption, that seems to satisy no needs and to bring no benefits.

Generous coverage, they contend, long gave Americans and their doctors a perverse incentive to indulge in wasteful consumption of expensive drugs and diagnostic tests.

He favored using America's natural resources, but opposed wasteful consumption.