“Energy Efficient” Could Be Worse for the Environment
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
But perhaps the most compelling reason against splurging on that new toaster-oven is the raw material involved in manufacturing it. If you buy it, you’ve just cost the environment twice the materials—those needed for your old toaster, which still works just fine, and what went into the new one.
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