[Eril-l] recycling weeded books

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A previous institution used Better World Books

On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 9:14 AM Electronic Resources in Libraries
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> I believe we are in the process of working with Thrift Books – I think
> this is the company https://www.thriftbooks.com/partners/sell/.  In the
> past, I have been at institutions that also used Better World Books.
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> -Bobbi
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> Bobbi-Jean Ludwig, MLIS
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> Electronic Resources Librarian
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> UW-Oshkosh Libraries
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> We have used Better World Books for the disposal of our weeds. We have
> removed over 50,000 volumes!
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> May you be well,
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> Christine Sheetz, M.S., M.L.S.
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> Library Coordinator
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> *From:* Eril-l <eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org> *On Behalf Of *Electronic
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> Good morning all!
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> I am struggling with a weeding problem. Our collection is undergoing a
> large weeding project. I have been sending lists of the weeded books to
> Baker & Taylor’s Sustainable Shelves program. They take books they can
> resell and give us credit toward new purchases. It’s wonderful because the
> books are still useful and we get credit!
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> B&T used to also take the books they can’t sell and recycle them, but they
> recently stopped doing that. We are struggling with finding a way to
> recycle the weeded books. We have been told we can’t put them in the
> recycling dumpsters on campus. We have “Free- take one!” shelves near our
> entrance that students and faculty love to browse. Weeded books go there
> first. After sitting there for several weeks, the books are removed. They
> are now piling up on all available shelving in staff offices with nowhere
> to go.
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> A small percentage are good enough (good condition and general topics) for
> donation to local book sales, but most just need recycling.
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> Can you recommend a company that recycles both hard and soft cover books?
> Are there groups that look for donations of academic titles? We are in
> Western New York. Feel free to contact me off-list.
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> Thanks for any suggestions!
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> Jill M. Church
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> Electronic Resources and ILL Librarian
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> Montante Library
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> D’Youville University
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Greg Wilson
Electronic Resources and Discovery Librarian
Adams State University
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