Plant a Tree with Every Book You Read

Books are always popular gifts this time of year, and we like the idea of giving the gift of knowledge, but it remains that books are printed on paper, and paper comes (mostly) from trees. In fact, 20 million trees are felled every year to create virgin paper used for book production here in the United States alone. So, while the holidays are a great time to give knowledge in the form of books, they're also a great time to spread the word about Eco-Libris.

For every book you read (or give as a gift), Eco-Libris will send you a sticker (printed on recycled paper, of course) and see that a tree is planted; they work with three groups- Sustainable Harvest International, RIPPLE Africa, and The Alliance for International Reforestation-who operate around the globe.

And the new trees do more than just give us something to hug, including (but certainly not limited to) carbon dioxide absorption and increased habitat and biodiversity of the area's local fauna. The Eco-Libris sticker on the cover of the book is a great way to spread the joy of a new book and a new tree, all in one. ::Eco-Libris

See also: ::Buy Used Books, Fund Global Literacy

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