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A second hand kindle is also close to zero emissions. Why compare a new kindle to a used book? A kindle is more a replacement for a bookshelf, and each book wit
by vikramkr 6y ago
A second hand kindle is also close to zero emissions. Why compare a new kindle to a used book? A kindle is more a replacement for a bookshelf, and each book within has trivially low emissions
- rcMgD2BwE72F 6y ago>A second hand kindle is also close to zero emissions. Some (many?) buyers gets the latest Kindle only because they can resell the old one at a good price to second-hand buyers. Can we hold first buyers responsible for all the emissions when others partake in the product life that require new products to be created in the first place?
- abainbridge 6y agoOK, I Googled. Making a new book takes 2.71 kg CO2e. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00414.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1530-9290....