Irony of the week: Amazon shipping 30 copies of the same book in eight different packages! Yep, eight, of all shapes and sizes. A few only contained one book! Maybe not so ironic, until you hear the title: “Sustainable Landscape Design & Construction”. This book right here:
Did I forget to check the “hold until order can be shipped together” or something? Or is Amazon really that ass-backwards? Nothing sustainable about that order whatsoever. Thankfully, the beneficial impact to be seen from behavioral changes encouraged by those books will far outweigh the waste generated.
Whatever the case, the whole debacle vividly illustrates the inefficiency of our distribution systems. And critics say it would be more expensive to “green” our economy? This is one small example of potential savings to be recognized in materials and services. Listen up, Capitalism, go green or go home! The verdict is still out as to whether this is truly possible…
Filed under: Sustainability
