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Flip through your memory to the days you were in school. Remember how you burnt the midnight oil during exams? Most of us would sigh a breath of relief and say goodbye to our textbooks forever – wishing they’d never come back.

It never occurred to us that someone else might need them or these books could be recycled. In most cases, they were sold away to the raddiwala. Invariably, through this process, not only did each of us contribute to wastage but also caused environmental degradation. For the simple reason that these books were responsible for the felling of millions of trees. Imagine the damage every year.  

Fortunately, there is now an environmentally friendly alternative. It’s called Textbuk.in 

Co-founded by Sameer Tulpule, this innovative service allows students to rent textbooks with the added convenience of having them delivered and picked up from their homes.  What’s more, through the service, students can save a considerable amount of money and contribute to a greener planet. For every student that signs up for this service, a sapling is planted.

Textbuk.in is India’s First Online Textbook Rental service. It reminds the future generation about the need of the hour and how they can actively help recycle and turn India into a greener place. In the process they also save money.  The service model is similar to that of a library except it is available online and students need not go anywhere to get the books.

Sameer says, “We have 900 customers and growing by each day. The delivery statistics is also impressive and till date this initiative has delivered over 3500 books and the Textbuk.in hopes to close current semester with about 5000 books which would amount to saving close to 15000 trees being felled to make these books. We have already planted close to 350 saplings along with their out partners and by 2015 they wish to plant 3 Million trees through this initiative alone.”

The Textbook Rental service has an ambitious aim and is driving the younger generation to appreciate and help conserve the environment. It’s a one-of-a-kind initiative that fuels the hope of a better future. What it needs is your support and perhaps a click towards sharing this blog to your friends. Think you can do better? Then visit www.jaagore.com and inspire over 600,000 Indians to look at the bright side simply by submitting positive content.