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Re:K-Cup creator John Sylvan regrets inventing Keurig coffee... by coryrc on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @04:34PM (#18719908)
Incandescent light bulb life is inversely proportional to efficiency. The current choice already costs many times the purchase price in electricity use, so if anything, they chose a value too long.
Re:K-Cup creator John Sylvan regrets inventing Keurig coffee... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @05:22PM (#18720384)
> The current choice already costs many times the purchase price in electricity use, so if anything, they chose a value too long.

But is it still "many times" when you factor in the costs of manufacturing it (all the way to marginal costs of mining the materials) and transporting it to the stores?

I really wish products were evaluated in terms of total costs; the shop price gives near zero information about the sustainability impact of a product.

Re:K-Cup creator John Sylvan regrets inventing Keurig coffee... by dwighttk on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @04:43PM (#18720007)
why would making the cost to operate equal the cost to purchase be desirable?