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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]...but also because it's cheaper and healthier.  Same with organic food.... [/quote]
Uh, you're kidding, right?  In urban areas, buying "organic" and buying "local" are both significantly more expensive.  For some, especially some with children, those are cost-prohibitive things to do.  Yes, you can prioritize them, but when you have a one-income or two lower-income household with children, it can be difficult to make those priorities when you are choosing between those and other things you value for your children.

[quote]Using cloth towels and napkins instead of paper is just about the easiest thing you can do ever for the environment.

The things you listed are really easy, do not require any extra time, and make a big difference in the health of our family and the environment, plus, they're cheaper. Why would you not do these things?[/quote]
As for why people often make other non-eco friendly choices?  Convenience and time.  For example, we host a lot.  A few years ago, we decided to move away from paper plates and plastic utensils and we bought a party set of Corelle that we use.  We also bought inexpensive flatware that all lives in one crate that comes out for parties.  After the party, we wash it all, repack the crate and put it back in the closet for the next time.  We use cloth napkins fo rmany parties.  Yes, we only have about 1/3 of the trash after a party than we used to have and aren't dumping in the landfill.  But we also use a lot more water for the dishwasher and clothes washer washing napkins and tablecloths instead of throwing disposable tablecloths and napkins in the trash.  And after a party, it can easily be an entire load of laundry to clean these things, dry them, fold them and put them away.  It also takes us significantly longer to collect, load the dishwasher (and often it's more than one load after a party), unload, repack the dishes and put them away.  Now that we have young twins, we'll see how easily we'll be able to do all of this extra cleanup for parties (although we have no entertaining plans in the near future).  But it is definitely less convenient and more time consuming.  Every family has to prioritize their values and sometimes time is more valuable.[/quote]

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