I would argue that long-lasting old incandescent lightbulbs (which after all, are the subject of this post) are worse for the planet because of the extreme energy inefficiency that was discussed upthread. And to be honest I’m not even sure about refrigerators. If you have a well-built one that was made in the 1980s that still happens to be running it’s using much more power than a newer one, which probably offsets any environmental benefit from staying out of the landfill.
Not that I like wasteful consumption, mind you. I try to make things last as long as I can. I put 330,000 miles on my last car before it got to the point where it didn’t make any sense to try fixing it anymore.
