Eco Friendly
Why is it not eco friendly to buy a new car?
I read that it’s more eco friendly to keep your old car than to spring for the new eco car.
It is not eco friendly to buy new items even if the claim is that the product is green, it is actually greener not to buy anything. Eco friendly is not really eco friendly it is less unfriendly than conventional products. Green products are greenER than conventional products not really GREEN. The bes thing to do is keep using what you have until it falls to pieces, then if you can don’t replace it, or look to rent if it is one off use or buy second hand if you use it regularly.
Not having a car at all is much more environmentally friendly than any CLAIMED eco friendly car.
The issue is this, there are environmental costs in sourcing the materials, production of the equipment to manufacture the materials and buildings etc to manufacture them in, the manufacture of the product itself, transportation, use and disposal of the product and its wastes etc This is known as embodied energy (the cost of to the environment of everything that actually went into making that item).
So keep using what you have but try to use it less. Walk or cycle more and use public transport instead of your car, then you will be genuinely more eco friendly. Just because people want to sell you an eco friendly product does not mean it is really friendly to the environment, nor does it mean you should buy it.
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