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Mail or streaming?

Pablo Paster was asked about the so-called carbon footprint of movie watching. In terms of an environmental impact,is it better to stream a movie or get it through the mail? He says this:

“Based on my calculations, mail-order delivery of DVDs has a lower environmental impact than watching films online, and much lower than driving to the store to get a DVD. Environmentally then, watching mail-order films is the best option for the environmentally concerned movie watcher.”

The question was asked because of Netflix’s new pricing structure that separates mail rental from streaming.

Posted in Enviro.


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