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How sustainable shopping travel affects net environmental impact

I drive an extra twenty minutes to shop at the zero-waste store and burn more gas getting there than I save by buying package-free products.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Good intentions can create indirect consequences that exceed direct benefits when systems are not designed for the choices we want to make.

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