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Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by XMPPwocky on Saturday July 31, 2021 @09:26PM (#28022956)
> A simple approximation for environmental damage is the cost in $.

Neglecting externalities seems like the exact opposite of what you'd want to do in a discussion about environmental impact.

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Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by roenxi on Sunday August 01, 2021 @12:35AM (#28023820)
Yeah. But there is no fundamental reason to assume that the externalities of a cheap option are different from an expensive one.

And price is generally an extremely good indicator of how much energy it took to produce something.

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Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by robocat on Sunday August 01, 2021 @03:51AM (#28024595)
I wish you the best luck finding a good proxy for the externalities of any purchase!
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