The Compact in San Francisco eschews new

The Compact is an informal group in San Francisco that has agreed to several aims (more or less prioritized below):

* To go beyond recycling in trying to counteract the negative global environmental and socioeconomic impacts of disposable consumer culture and to support local businesses, farms, etc. -- a step that, we hope, inherits the revolutionary impulse of the Mayflower Compact.

* To reduce clutter and waste in our homes (as in trash Compact-er).

* To simplify our lives (as in Calm-pact)

They've agreed to follow two principles (see exceptions etc. on our blog).

#1 Don't buy new products of any kind (from stores, web sites, etc.)

#2 Borrow, barter, or buy used.

...and they're getting all kinds of national news with this simple, non-consumer way of life.