"Úselo y tírelo" by Eduardo Galeano is a critical essay examining the "throwaway culture" of modern consumerism from a Latin American ecological perspective, focusing on the disposable nature of both goods and marginalized people. The text argues that the global economic system treats developing nations as dumping grounds for the waste of the North. Access the full text via the 3-page version at or an alternative version at ResearchGate
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Úselo y tírelo no es un tratado científico ni un informe técnico sobre el cambio climático. Fiel a su estilo literario, Galeano utiliza para sacudir la conciencia del lector. El Juicio Final de la Naturaleza