Waste homeostasis

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Waste homeostasis is the principle where energy savings realized from better technology affords increased usage thereby achieving no net improvement in energy savings.[1] This is a form of Jevons paradox.

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  1. ^ Potter, Andrew (2007), "Planet-friendly design? Bah, humbug.", MacLean's 120(5): 14

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