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Were increasingly consuming books digitally, with several of us adopting ereaders instead of buying printed books.
Thats not the only reason to read ebooks.
Did you know that about 26% of worldwide waste is paper and paperboard?
Clearly were not all recycling as much as we should be.
On the other hand, manufacturing an electronic unit arguably has a bigger carbon footprint.
Life without a Kindle is like life without a library nearby.
Japanese-Canadian brand Kobo, however, is making ereading even more sustainable.
According to Kobo, its body was 80% recycled plastic, 10% of which was ocean bound.
It was the same with theKobo Elipsa 2Eas well.
So, for the more environmentally conscious reader, which option do you choose?
Then I was given a Kindle as a present.
That shut me up.
it’s possible for you to, however, use the Libby mobile app if your library supports that.
If you dont read as much, then purchasing second-hand printed books is the better alternative.
