Lallysingh, I totally agree with what you are saying, but you need to balance the "wastefulness" with the environmental benefits: Lower embodied energy - With

Lallysingh, I totally agree with what you are saying, but you need to balance the "wastefulness" with the environmental benefits: Lower embodied energy - With personal fabrication machines more products can be produced locally. This reduces the need for transportation, warehousing, returns, and a great deal of scrap. Solid Waste Management - There is a raging debate in environmental circles regarding the use of paper vs. plastic grocery bags. It turns out paper bags have a number of problems. Their recyclability and biodegradability work in their favor though. These things could be composted or recycled. Plastic items for similar purposes will be in landfills for more than 10,000 years.