My iPad is Green(er).

Image from www.wired.com

Ok so lets just get this out of the way, no it is not ‘green’ per sae, but there are cases where it is the greenest choice. For example I no longer use paper shopping lists or a paper planner. I’ve cut down the amount of books I buy, I’ve only bought e-books recently and when I use it for facebook or web browsing it uses considerably less energy than my laptop. According to Steve Jobs, the iPad is arsenic-free, BFR-free, mercury-free, PVC-free, and is highly recyclable. http://inhabitat.com/how-green-is-apples-ipad/ of course to recycle it you have to ship it back to the via FedEx or bring it to a store. 

Check out the environmental report that Apple published about theiPad (and all other products here.) Here are a few highlights.

• Total greenhouse gas emissions: 130 kg CO2e
• The packaging for iPad is almost entirely recyclable and uses corrugate cardboard made from a minimum of 33 percent post-consumer recycled content.
• The iPad uses power efficient components and software that intelligently manages power

Another way I use my iPad is for coupons. This is a new thing and not to many places do it yet but two of my favorite coffee shops do. Caribou and Dunn Bros Coffee both accept either text or e-mail coupons just by showing them on your phone or iPad

Lastly here is a cool program I just found for if you ever lose your iPad.