Ever Wondered What Your Cheeseburger Really Costs?

Here at Inhabitat, we’ve written about the devastating true costs of fast fashion , but what about the cost of fast food? Recently, Mark Bittman wrote a piece at the New York Times calculating the true cost of a cheeseburger. By looking at carbon footprint, disease costs and even injury rates at slaughterhouses, Bittman was able to show just how much America’s love affair with fast food is costing and the numbers will have you rethinking your next meal choices. Read the rest of Ever Wondered What Your Cheeseburger Really Costs? Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: carbon footprint costs , cheeseburger carbon footprint , cheeseburger health costs , cost of fast fashion , cost of fast food , fast food carbon footprint , fast food costs , fast food health costs , Mark Bittman , New York Times Mark Bittman , obesity costs , ocean dead zone , true cost of a cheeseburger , true cost of fast fashion , true cost of fast food

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