Would I prefer a smaller pack, less wasteful of both fuel and materials?

Lower subsidies would mean less wasteful consumption, lower import bills and improved public finances.

We should look for ways to make the system more efficient and less wasteful.

This will help you trim some monthly costs and will also be less wasteful.

We need to move in a direction that is more self-sustaining and less wasteful.

Economically it would have been wasteful, but still less wasteful than having it sunk.

Thus price reduction forces us to learn improved and less wasteful methods of production.

Apple trees are grown from twigs, which is less wasteful.

Besides, aid is much less wasteful than commonly thought.

I prefer the latter option, as it's less wasteful.

So what are more sustainable, less wasteful, alternative options to cotton pads for face cleansing?

A painful stimulus (a penalty charge) accompanying waste will lead to less wasteful behaviour.

Broiled meat is more healthful and also less wasteful than any other form of cooked meat.

Our planet got quieter then, less wasteful.

Compared with our technology, Nature's solutions are often less wasteful, longer lived, self-maintaining and typically stronger, faster and lighter.

That makes it less wasteful.