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I bought a $400 'eco' gadget that turned out to be greenwashing
A few years back, I got this fancy indoor composter that promised to turn food scraps into soil in 24 hours. It was all over my feed, looked super sleek, and cost me nearly four hundred bucks. I used it for about six months before realizing it used a ton of power and the 'compost' it made was just dried, crumbly stuff that wasn't great for my plants. Felt like a total waste of money and energy, which is the opposite of what I wanted. Has anyone else fallen for a product that seemed green but really wasn't?
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casey_fox6815d ago
What about those bamboo toothbrushes with plastic bristles you can't even remove? I bought a pack thinking I was doing good, but then you have to throw the whole thing out anyway. It feels like they just put "eco" on the box so people like us will grab it off the shelf. Makes you wonder how much of this stuff is just for show.
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claire6415d ago
Ugh, that's the worst kind of greenwashing. It totally tricks you into feeling good at the checkout. Makes me wonder if there's any real rules about what can be called eco-friendly, or if it's just a free-for-all for marketing. Like, who's checking that these things are actually better for the planet?
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