Do you need to get auction catalogs?

[bijoem]

Originally Posted by murcerfan

yep...recycling catalogs uses no resources at all.

sending ups and fedex trucks all over creation to deliver a triple wrapped padded celo condomed catalog has no carbon footprint...hell, diesel feul is already there in the tank, you have to burn it anyways.

... the nasty waste products from printing are harmless to the environment and can be turned into candy for children in a co-generation plant powered by gnomes on treadmills...or even bottled and sold as an elixir.

since you didn't mention the magically disappearing forests - I assume you realize your prior contention was completely false - and that the paper industry grows forests.

Yes, print has an environmental impact.
Everything has an impact on the environment.
Everything.

Including electronic / online distribution. The electronic devices need to be manufactured at an environmental impact. Including delivery in their own bubble wrap or packaging. Devices are disposed of at an environmental impact. They are used (plugged in, charged, recharged) at an environmental impact. The content used on these devices is served at an environmental impact.


I love online. I love tablets, smartphones, computers, etc.

But I don't kid myself into thinking I am saving a tree - because I am not.
And I don't fool myself into thinking I am making a 'greener' choice - because I am not.