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Earth Day at BWB: Save 20% on Used Books

Posted by Dana on 04.22.2009 at 7:51 am

tree_w_bookerfliesHappy Earth Day!

Are you still wondering what you can do to celebrate Earth Day?

Well for starters, you can buy used books at www.BetterWorldBooks.com AND save 20%!  Just use the coupon code EARTHDAY09 at checkout.  And on Earth Day, we’re doubling all carbon offsets!  In addition to being a great deal, by shopping Better World Books our customers have (as of today):

  • diverted 24.4 million pounds of books from landfills
  • saved 284,500 trees from being cut down
  • saved 12.2 million pounds of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere
  • and saved 58 million Kwh of electricity from being used

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Need some good green reading?  Check out the great deal on Daniel Goleman’s new book:  ECOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE and learn how knowing the hidden impact of what you buy can change everything.

Need more?  Check out all of our Earth Day recommendations from green books and podcasts to our Earth Day Reader’s checklist and more!

You can also help by voting for Better World Books for the Business Week Social Entrepreneurship Award!

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April 22 is Earth Day – How will you celebrate?

Posted by Dana on 04.20.2009 at 5:47 pm

earthdayIf you’re a (sometimes) cynic like me, wondering if Earth Day is just another “Hallmark Holiday” launched to serve some person or company’s bottom line, you can rest easy.

First of all Earth Day is not about buying gifts or spending money. Just the opposite, it’s about sustainability and conservation and just general environmental awareness. Also if you think all this green stuff is new, think again. I did a little research and found out that the first Earth Day was in 1970. It was founded by Senator Gaylord Wilson (D-Wisconsin) who called for an environmental teach-in to be held on April 22nd of that year in response to widespread environmental degradation. That year over 20 million people participated. Now Earth Day is observed each year on April 22 by more than 500 million people and national governments in 175 countries.

Better World Books will be celebrating Earth Day with a one day special when you reuse first and buy used books. On April 22 only, all used books bought on www.BetterWorldBooks.com will be 20% off. You’ll just enter coupon code EARTHDAY09 during checkout to receive this discount. (Of course shipping will still be free AND Carbon Neutral as always!)

We’ll also have lots of suggestions on how you can go green and celebrate!

Check back on Wednesday for BWB’s Earth Day Celebration and in the mean time let us know how you plan to honor the day!

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Earth Day Thoughts

Posted by admin on 04.22.2008 at 10:06 am

In honor of Earth Day I want to share some interesting facts and numbers about our environment:

The average number of solid waste produced by college students a year 640

The number of trees saved from recycling 1 ton of paper 17

The percentage of solid waste disposed of in landfills 95

Percentage of recycled materials in Better World Books shipping boxes 50

The amount of books saved from landfills through “Book Drives for Better Lives” 6,200 tons (aka 6200 * 17 = ~105,400 trees!)

The amount of carbon offsets from Betterworld.com sales 1725 tons

The number of people needed to start change and make a difference ***1***

Thank you for your contribution to positive social and environmental changes through book drives on your campus [ed.-- and book purchases at Betterworld.com]!

Happy Earth Day,
Roselle

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Erin’s Earth Day 2008

Posted by admin on 04.21.2008 at 2:00 pm

I started my Earth Day celebration a little early this year. On Saturday morning, I woke up early and met up with my Better World Books colleagues and friends at Rose Circle Park for a volunteer opportunity with Trees Atlanta, a local non-profit dedicated to “protecting and improving our urban environment by planting and conserving trees.” Robby, the representative with Trees Atlanta put us to work mulching trees in the park. Mulching, I learned, is a great way to protect trees as it helps to retain moisture in draught conditions, deters runoff and evaporation, and it helps to protect the root system of a tree from lawnmowers and weed eaters. It’s also relatively inexpensive and the finished project looks great. We spent our morning filling and carrying buckets with mulch to be spread three to four inches deep around the plant canopies. It was hard work (I have the sore feet and muscles to prove it), but well worth the effort!

As an added bonus, Dustin and Nicole brought Cairo along to supervise. As you can see, she did a great job of making sure everything ran smoothly.

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