Love Essex, go green, get reading!
Working with our colleagues in Essex Libraries, we’ve put together a collection of e-books and e-audiobooks for Essex residents to learn more about waste, recycling, and living a more sustainable lifestyle.
Covering everything from reducing plastics, composting, cooking, repairing, or just living with less, this booklist will inform, inspire and challenge you to think differently about what you throw away.
Take a look at the reading list
Access the range of books available in e-book and e-audio format on BorrowBox.
The list includes books on:
- composting
- recycling
- repair
- plastics
- circular economy
- green budgeting
- zero-waste guides
- sustainable parenting
Join Essex Libraries
If you're not a member of Essex Libraries, you'll need to join to be able to borrow or reserve any of the books on this list.
Membership is free and you can join online.
How to use BorrowBox
Find out how to use BorrowBox on the Essex Libraries website.
Why choose a digital book?
We know digital books aren't for everyone or for every time, but here are a few advantages:
- space saving - no need to operate a 'one-in one-out' policy on your already overflowing bookshelves!
- listen on the go - listen to e-audiobooks while travelling, exercising or as you're drifting off at night
- instantaneous - browse, borrow, and read in a matter of moments
Why use the library?
Libraries are a key part of the sharing economy, enabling local residents to borrow rather than own resources. Aside from being key drivers in reuse, they offer advantages such as:
- novelty - borrowing a library book is a great way to try something you wouldn't ordinarily read
- they're free - with an Essex Libraries membership you can access thousands of titles without spending a penny