About DuraBooks
Green Clean is a DuraBook™, a waterproof, stain-resistant, super-durable book made with synthetic paper and a special binding. It will last for years — carted around the house, sitting out in the sun, soaked in a cleaning bucket. As Green Clean’s authors note, a tool that lasts for years is an ecofriendly tool.
DuraBooks are “green” and good for the environment. Made in such a way to be upcyclable, the synthetic “paper” can be melted down and reused in perpetuity, thus sparing trees and reducing toxins in the earth’s ecosystem. DuraBooks are also non-toxic and child safety tested.
William McDonough, recognized by Time magazine in 1999 as a “Hero for the Planet,” states “Unlike the paper with which we are familiar, [the DuraBook™] does not use any wood pulp or cotton fiber but is made from plastic resins and inorganic fillers. This material . . . is a prototype for the book as a ‘technical nutrient,’ that is, as a product that can be broken down and circulated indefinitely in industrial cycles—made and remade as ‘paper’ or other products.” More information on Cradle to Cradle can be found at William McDonough's website.
DuraBooks look and feel like ordinary books, but are constructed of tear- and stain-resistant synthetic paper with a unique binding. This enables them to withstand a wide variety of real-life elements, such as water, dirt, grease, and humidity. While the paper feels and looks like high-quality coated art stock, DuraBooks lend themselves to cleaning and handling that far exceeds the abilities of a standard paperback. Their binding process is much sturdier than any paper or hardcover bookbinding, and has been tested to hold up to the same extreme conditions as the DuraBooks™ paper.
For more information on the DuraBook format, please email Bonnie Eldon at Melcher Media.
Other DuraBook titles include: DuraBook™, patent no. 6,773,034, is a trademark of Melcher Media, Inc.
