What are the possible environmental and social impacts of your consumption patterns?

What is the reality of your consumption? What social context led you to make purchases or consume products? How do modern or affluent lifestyles influence trends in consumption?
What are the possible environmental and social impacts of your consumption patterns?
Did purchases reflect wants or needs? Why or why not? How might purchasing only for need influence environmental change?
To what degree, if at all, do environmental concerns impact your consumption choices?