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Microwaves, the appliance, can save the planet. Well, maybe not all of it, but those countertop cooking machines can lend a hand to aid mankind in our quest to green up the world. People were very skeptical when microwaves, the appliance, first became popular. My mother refused to get one, citing the "deadly radiation." A few years later when no one mutated into a horrible fly monster, my mother finally purchased a microwave and still uses it to this very day. Here are a few zany ways that microwaves can be used to reduce waste, conserve energy and save the planet.
