I must remember to get icecream in a cone in future, I was appalled at throwing away the small plastic spoon that came with it when I got it in a cup the other day. (Here via @docbrite)
Yes, but what about the effort required to pipe the water to every house, in both hot and cold varieties, separately from the waste waster that's piped back and purified for re-use? Or the effort that goes into making detergent? And let's not get into the complexities of the common household sponge, either.
Buy the water from some watershed upstate (with consequences to wilderness or crop land) Aquaduct it a long distance .... And after the water is used for washing, try to dispose of the volume of sewage harmlessly.
It might be better for the spoon to rest in the landfill till someone invents a way to reclaim it. And/or, make disposable spoons out of something biodegradeable.
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December 21 2009, 07:33:25 UTC 2 years ago
Depending on where you live, there may also be:
Buy the water from some watershed upstate (with consequences to wilderness or crop land)
Aquaduct it a long distance
....
And after the water is used for washing, try to dispose of the volume of sewage harmlessly.
It might be better for the spoon to rest in the landfill till someone invents a way to reclaim it. And/or, make disposable spoons out of something biodegradeable.