Monday, December 3, 2007

Eco-Libris


Books, books, books. ecochick is addicted to books. They're entertaining, they're stimulating, they're portable! They're also made of paper which, more often than not, is made from virgin forest. This is not so good.

Eco-Libris wants to do something about this. They have taken the initiative to help book-lovers even out the environmental scale. You can go to their website, choose how many books you want to even out, and purchase stickers for your books. For each sticker you purchase, a tree is planted by their planting partners in developing regions such as Central America and Africa. The planting partners also manage and monitor the planting sites afterwards to ensure optimal health. The stickers are made from recycled materials and non-toxic inks. From Eco-Libris:

"Eventually and hopefully sooner then later, books will be made from recycled paper or other eco-friendly materials and logging for paper will stop. On that day we'll happily move on to a new cause, but until then we think every book reader should take action. We also don’t forget the responsibility of the book publishing industry to the current situation and we intend to become a strong voice in a call for change towards printing books in an eco-friendly manner."

It's inexpensive, it's easy, and it's a great idea. If you're giving books for Christmas, why not slap an Eco-Libris sticker on the cover and impress your friends with your ecoresponsibility? You can buy EcoLibris stickers on their website. Happy reading!

1 comment:

Raz Godelnik said...

Shannon,

Thank you for your post! We truly hope to become an agent of change and make the book publishing industry greener. With all the eco-conscious readers out there, I'm sure it can be done.

I hope to see many people go green this holidays and want to recommend those who are looking for green book ideas to check our holiday guide for book lovers:
http://www.ecolibris.net/holiday_guide.asp

Happy holidays,

Raz Godelnik
Eco-Libris