Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract more money

Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo... by mgraczyk on Saturday May 07, 2022 @03:19PM (#31297654)

I throw my cartridges in the trash, and they end up in a landfill forever with no environmental harm. I haven't looked into Teflon but I've disposed of ~1 pan in my entire life and still have the rest, so my impact is probably negligible.

I choose to focus my time and energy minimizing environmental impact more effectively. For example, instead of using a DE razor, I use that time to commute by bike instead of car, This results in overall much less waste and a lifestyle that I prefer.

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Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo... by wiether on Saturday May 07, 2022 @04:54PM (#31298482)

> they end up in a landfill forever with no environmental harm

Can you please explain to me how a landfill doesn't cause environmental harm?

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Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo... by mgraczyk on Saturday May 07, 2022 @04:59PM (#31298514)

Chemicals can leech out of landfills into water tables and waterways. Landfills can also emit greenhouse gasses. None of these happen as a result of burying shaving cartridges.

It's no different than the sand that's already below ground. It essentially just sits there.

The production and transportation of the cartridge could harm the environment though, but that's a more complicated story.

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Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo... by dflock on Saturday May 07, 2022 @06:41PM (#31299305)

Shaving cartridges are mostly plastic, which does leech chemicals, including hormone mimics, into groundwater.

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Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo... by throwaway0a5e on Saturday May 07, 2022 @06:36PM (#31299285)

Any landfill made in the last 50yr has a sump and the liquid nastiness gets its own direct line to the local water treatment plant.

Likewise they capture or flare the methane.

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Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo... by frereubu on Saturday May 07, 2022 @07:37PM (#31299697)

Their production causes environmental harm. A small amount compared to other thing to be sure, but not "none".

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