The Kobo Clara 2E is an eReader Made with Recycled and Ocean Bound Plastic

I’ve always been intrigued by devices with an e-ink display for reading books. They always seem more book-like. Well, Rakuten Kobo recently launched pre-orders for their latest eReader, the Kobo Clara 2E. This eReader has a 6” HD e-ink Carta 1200 touchscreen complete with dark mode and ComfortLight PRO which filters out blue light which some say increases eye strain. The Kobo Clara 2E also has 16GB of storage to hold up to 12,000 eBooks. You can even put audiobooks on it and use the built-in Bluetooth to listen to your books if that’s your preference. Oh, and this is completely waterproof meeting the requirements of IPX8 rating (up to 1 hour in up to 2 meters of water). You can even use OverDrive to borrow from your local library (if they use OverDrive) or use Pocket to save and read online articles.

One of the best parts about the Kobo Clara 2E though is that the exterior is made with over 85% recycled plastic. That includes 10% ocean bound plastic, plastic that is doomed to end up in the oceans. Rakuten Kobo says their goal is to “divert over 200,000 plastic bottles from our planet’s oceans and over a million CDs and DVDs from landfills” over the course of a single year.

If this sounds like your thing, you can pre-order your Kobo Clara 2E from Rakuten Kobo (affiliate link) now for $129.99. The eReader is set to release on September 22.