Vegamonics Lesson Four: One simple way to save money and the planet? Concentrate!
By purchasing concentrated products such as detergent, cleansers, and even juice, you reduce the amount of packaging and energy needed for production. Smaller bottles and less liquid also translates to smaller loads for transport, reducing fuel usage.
By reducing fuel and packaging usage, concentrated items are often a better bargin then regular sized items. For example, according to Ideal Bite, a regular 50-ounce bottle of Tide costs about $6, but for just $3 more, the 2X concentrated bottle will wash twice as many loads.
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