Edwin buys a water bottle, reuses it twice, and then recycles it. Eleanor buys a water bottle, reuses it twelve times, and then throws it away. which energy cost would apply to edwin but not eleanor
The energy cost of recycling the water bottle would apply to Edwin but not Eleanor. Edwin recycles the water bottle after reusing it twice, while Eleanor throws it away after reusing it twelve times. Recycling requires energy to collect, transport, sort, and process materials for reuse, which is a step that Edwin takes that Eleanor does not.
