{"id":1096,"date":"2017-08-01T13:11:29","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T11:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2017-08-01T13:11:29","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T11:11:29","slug":"ereaders-vs-paper-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mukom.mondragon.edu\/ingenieria-eco-tecnologias-industriales\/en\/2017\/08\/01\/ereaders-vs-paper-books\/","title":{"rendered":"e-readers vs paper books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summer makes beaches get crowded of people\u2026 and of books! Summer is everyone\u2019s favourite reading season. On top of that, lately beaches have been full not only of paper books, but also of electronic books. The advantages of these little devices are pretty obvious, but there\u2019s also lots of people against them. What we want to analyse, as always, comes from a different perspective:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>From an ecological point of view, <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>what is cleaner, to use ebooks or paper books?<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some have batteries, the others lots of paper.<\/li>\n<li>Some use electricity, the others inks and glue.<\/li>\n<li>You can read couple of books in one single device, but it\u2019s easier to lend the paper ones.<\/li>\n<li>Electronic ones take little space, paper ones are more decorative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since we look mostly at the environment, we\u2019ve been making some calcs. The answer is not very obvious, but a general idea would be this one:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Looking at average figures,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>ebooks have smaller environmental impact <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>if you use them to read more than 32 books<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So if you read more than 32 books on a e-reader, you\u2019ll be polluting less than if you do the same on paper books.<\/p>\n<p>For this to be true, some things must happen:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both must be recycled (and therefore, separated) properly\u2026 and that\u2019s not very easy. Paper books are easier to recycle, electronic ones mean lots of tiny components that cannot be separated at all (just like in mobile phones).<\/li>\n<li>The average life of e-readers is considered to be 5 years. This may vary with the manufacturer.<\/li>\n<li>Books use paper coming from sustainable forests. Always look for the FCS logo!<\/li>\n<li>If using e-readers, Wi-Fi is assumed not to be on more than 5% of the time. Otherwise, consumption will increase considerably.<\/li>\n<li>Paper ones are expected to use clean ink and glue. Other types of gluing options are less common these days, though some gluing substances can be very harmful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Reading is always a win-win option, but if you do it in a responsible way it is even better. Just don\u2019t stop reading this summer\u2026 nor the rest of the year!<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"embedly-card\" href=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4302\/36141138932_5668a1dff2_b_d.jpg\">Card<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer makes beaches get crowded of people\u2026 and of books! Summer is everyone\u2019s favourite reading season. On top of that, lately beaches have been full not only of paper books, but also of electronic books. The advantages of these little devices are pretty obvious, but there\u2019s also lots of people against them. What we want to analyse, as always, comes from a different perspective: From an ecological point of view, what is cleaner, to use ebooks or paper books? Some have batteries, the others lots of paper. Some use electricity, the others inks and glue. You can read couple of books in one single device, but it\u2019s easier to lend the paper ones. Electronic ones take little space, paper ones are more decorative. Since we look mostly at the environment, we\u2019ve been making some calcs. 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