From the perspective of what you (and I) personally have around us, I agree. But if you think of it from the perspective of e.g. what ends up in landfills, then

From the perspective of what you (and I) personally have around us, I agree. But if you think of it from the perspective of e.g. what ends up in landfills, then it's a bigger and more general, more interesting issue. I think the article should have spoken more about how consumer culture is manufactured along with the goods that it consumes.