Watching a movie is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to entertain yourself and your friends. It is so popular of a form of entertainment that it generates billions of dollars each and every year. Since this activity is so popular, we at EcoYourself.com have been asking, how can we make this hobby greener?
Since movie theaters are still far behind the green movement, there’s not much you can do to green the experience except by using eco-friendly transportation to get to the movie theater. However, we can do something about movie rentals (movie rentals are already a fairly green option as they require less copies to be produced since each person will not need their own, but the copy can be shared). Services like NetFlix, which deliver movies directly to your house, allow you to order movies without having to drive to a movie rental store. Of course, if you are walking by one go for it! Both of those methods still require some sort of transportation, but numerous deliveries on one truck is much greener than one delivery in your own vehicle. We like NetFlix, because they provide you with downloadable movie rentals on-line, and their physical deliveries even contain eco-concious packaging. For instance, their delivery envelope is easily turned into the return envelope by removing one sheet of paper, and their CD/DVD cases are thin paper cases instead of the large plastic you find at the video store. We hope that NetFlix considers using recycled paper for their cases someday, as this would be even more eco-friendly!
To greater reduce your carbon footprint, you can opt for an option that requires absolutely zero transportation by trying the pay per view system from your tv provider. We love Comcast’s OnDemand for it’s easy to use and we can watch what we order as many times as we want within 24 hours from the purchase.
Next time you and your friends want to green your fun, try these green movie watching tips, sit back, relax, and enjoy!
