The environmental impacts of common consumer products

ENN
May 12, 2015, 7:56 am20 pts
A new study estimates for the first time how much land and water well-known brands such as Apple, Kraft and Gap use in a year, and what’s needed to manufacture some of the products they sell.Based on modelling by environmental data experts Trucost, the ‘Mind your step’ report published by Friends of the…

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