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Yeah. The environmental cost of manufacturing a new appliance and disposing of an old one needs to be considered. I just don't see how replacing could be more
by donmcronald 7y ago
Yeah. The environmental cost of manufacturing a new appliance and disposing of an old one needs to be considered. I just don't see how replacing could be more environmentally friendly than repairing. I wonder if the whole ENERGY STAR thing is just an industry wide marketing gimmick to change the public's perception so we can sell ourselves on the idea of throwing so much waste into a landfill.
- craftinator 7y agoOn top of the disposal aspect... Well what about after they are "disposed of"? They are not recycled. Nearly anything wrapped in consumer grade plastic or stainless steel sheeting isn't. It just goes to a landfill. This is fine in the very, very long term (1000+ years), but as of now, pollution is a pretty bad thing, and will be worse for progeny.