tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post2608823921232324336..comments2024-03-29T02:40:16.271-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: Books--are they green? and how can I be a greener reader? Plus this year's Green Book Awards winnersCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-76387643656123349592015-04-26T15:22:23.941-05:002015-04-26T15:22:23.941-05:00"Also I will spend more time reading and less..."Also I will spend more time reading and less time pulling up maple seedlings this summer. This counts as "planting trees.""<br /><br />This made me cackle aloud. Ah, those maple seedlings! If only they'd take root where there's ROOM for them!<br /><br />I did my Earth Week programs on water conservation this year. In my research, I was stunned how much water is used in manufacturing. Papermaking by its very nature requires a lot of water, but you'd think manufacturers would work to better reuse and recycle it all. <br /><br />And when the alternative to reading paper books is reading on electronic devices, eh, I hardly think that's much of an environmental improvement.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-40821408132487005802015-04-23T04:15:32.372-05:002015-04-23T04:15:32.372-05:00Have to admit that while I do a lot of "green...Have to admit that while I do a lot of "green" things (riding bike to work, buying everything secondhand), I haven't really thought about books. We do have a place in my town that recyles books, though: http://book-destruction.com/Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.com