Consumers need to wise up, slow down, stop shopping and start living, because that's the only way manufacturers will stop making shoddy, short-lived goods.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/planned-obsolescence
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sophie-poklewski-koziell
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/resurgence
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/consumption-patterns
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electronic-waste
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-recycling
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us