Rational Trade-offs
Russ and Michael discuss the rationality behind making trade-offs between the costs and benefits of repairing or discarding household items, such as TVs and microwaves, and explore why this calculus seems to disappear when it comes to recycling bottles, cans, and newspaper. They also delve into the interesting practice of running recyclable items through the dishwasher before recycling them.In this clip
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