No, as the cost of actions/methods/waste/materials of production aren’t always captured, the driving down of costs through competition actually encourages the d

No, as the cost of actions/methods/waste/materials of production aren’t always captured, the driving down of costs through competition actually encourages the discovery of externalities (ways to externalise the cost/impact onto others/environment/public good), “efficiencies” aren’t always net wins but a movement of negative impacts away from the production of a good/service.