Of Environmentalism and Orange Juice #
February 19th, 2008 | In Worth Knowing
The good-as-always Green Lantern column tackles an interesting question this week: what’s the least-harmful way to buy orange juice. The answer:
In the end, not-from-concentrate orange juice sold by the carton comes out slightly ahead of frozen OJ sold by the canister in terms of energy use. As a green consumer, your worst choice would be to buy juice that’s been rehydrated by the supplier, then placed in cartons (such as Minute Maid Original). If you prefer juice from concentrate, whether for the lower price or more Tang-y taste, it’s better to rehydrate it yourself.