For the third time in four years, our dishwasher is broken. Our home came with a complement of not-really-working appliances, and in the last four years we have replaced our furnace, our toilets, our bathtub, our freezer, our washer, and our dryer. We’re also replaced countless other items around the house. As I ponder the potential demise of our dishwasher, I wonder about used and new appliances. I love to recycle, and reusing used appliances is certainly recycling. If someone is getting rid of a nearly-new appliance just to keep up with the next appliance fad, I’m happy about that. … Continue reading →