Energy Consumption Over a Lifetime: What it looks like

It seems like everywhere you look these days there’s a new, green version of just about every product. With complete over saturation in the eco-friendly market, it’s easy to let “green washing” lead consumers to discount the need to be more vigilant about the impact that lifestyle has on our environment. It may be even easier to forget about your impact, because it’s relatively abstract  - you can’t always visualize what the effect of throwing out five pounds of trash per week adds up to. Take a look at the info-graphic below, thanks to Well Home, to get a better idea of how your consumption adds up over time.

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Does this graphic change the way you view your consumption?