I and my sister are very fond of books. We always enjoy reading books in our spare time or whenever we travel a long journey. Reading books not only enhance my knowledge but also works as my best friend as it helps me in spending time when I am or whenever I get bored. But something new, more environmentally-friendly and more interesting than books has come into my and my sister’s life i.e. Kindle.
Amazon Kindle is an electronic book device which is launched by Amazon.com in the United States in November 2007. It is more eco-friendly than a simple book according to a new study released by the Cleantech Group. The group has found that the environmental impact of Kindle was nice significant and also found that dramatically, the numbers can change over the course of the lifecycle of device which depends more on your reading habits.
The Kindle can produce roughly 168 kg of CO2 throughout the Kindle’s lifecycle that is a clear winner against the potential savings: 1,074 kg of CO2 if it replaces three books a month for four years and when used to the fullest capacity of the Kindle DX then up to 26,098 kg of CO2. Some readers are attracted by decreasing prices still can break even at 22.5 books over whole life of the device.
This is really a good news that six colleges in the U.S. will make textbooks available on the Kindle DX to use less paper specifically.
But, there are some obvious environmental drawbacks of this using electronic device Kindle like: production of a Kindle produces 168 kilograms of carbon dioxide as compared to 7.46 kilograms for a book, the Cleantech Group says citing many sources. Like reading a newspaper on a PC, you will need electricity to run an electronic book, Kindle.
So, its impact can turn to a negative if folks continue to buy books and print periodicals in addition to e-books. Let’s see if I would continue to be as an electronic reader.
