‘Advertising is bad for the environment’. What do you think?

Advertisements are everywhere. They are constantly trying to persuade us to purchase new things. I agree that this is good for the economy, but I don’t think it is good for the environment.
Adverts encourage us to buy more than we need. It is clear that this is good for business because more products are manufactured and sold. But there is a price. It is widely known that Western countries are using up natural resources faster than they can be replaced. It is a fact that a city like Los Angeles uses up as many resources as Nigeria, a country of 100 million people.
To sum up, I believe that advertising is bad for the environment. In my opinion, there should be more adverts about the other side of consumerism – waste, pollution and environmental destruction.