The Environmental Impact of iTunes
Posted by duncan, 617 days ago
Link: http://torants.blogspot.com/2007/01/apple-itune... 
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Apple have taken some flak recently, for not being as 'green' as they could be. Some of it has been misguided, though, as Apple do have some green initiatives in place, they're possibly a good target for campaigners as so many people have iPods and Macs.
Well, here's some good news! Apple have sold over 2,000,000,000 songs via iTunes, and that works out at 166,000,000 physical CDs that haven't been manufactured. From the article:
"Stacked one on top of each other, this pile of CD's (in their jewel cases) would reach almost 1050 miles high. If you tipped over this pile, it would extend more than 1/3rd of the way from New York to LA. If you laid the CD's down on the ground, they would cover 4.33 billion square inches which is about 640 acres of CD's. That's a lot of landfill..."
So, from all of us at ecolocal, well done Apple :D
Apple have taken some flak recently, for not being as 'green' as they could be. Some of it has been misguided, though, as Apple do have some green initiatives in place, they're possibly a good target for campaigners as so many people have iPods and Macs.
Well, here's some good news! Apple have sold over 2,000,000,000 songs via iTunes, and that works out at 166,000,000 physical CDs that haven't been manufactured. From the article:
"Stacked one on top of each other, this pile of CD's (in their jewel cases) would reach almost 1050 miles high. If you tipped over this pile, it would extend more than 1/3rd of the way from New York to LA. If you laid the CD's down on the ground, they would cover 4.33 billion square inches which is about 640 acres of CD's. That's a lot of landfill..."
So, from all of us at ecolocal, well done Apple :D
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Although I am disappointed with Apple in terms of their general green record, I have to agree that this is a very positive note. Computers may not be getting rid of paper in the office, but it seems that the iPod is helping to get rid of CDs - anything to lessen our environmental impact.
It would be interesting to see how regularly people upgrade Apple equipment in relation to other manufacturers (especially computers) - does the higher cost mean that they don't upgrade as often (always a plus as there is less wastage) or are people so keen to have the latest gear, they have to upgrade more often.
Another plus for Apple is the amount of packaging they use -anyone who has bought some of their kit recently will notice that box sizes have reduced significantly, therefore reducing waste and transport costs.
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