Every week we'll post another easy tip to help you be environmentally friendly.
Eco-Tip 12
Donate your books! If you own a plethora of books you would rather get rid of, don't recycle them and DON'T throw them out! Just about every library accepts book donations to put on their shelves or sell. This is not just a way to help the community but a way to help the environment. With a greater market for used books, fewer people will buy brand new books and less paper will be used, all without going through the energy-intensive step of recycling. The Reduce-Reuse-Recycle mantra is supposed to be followed in order: purchase and use less, reuse what you've already used and when you can use it no more, put it in the recycling (unless it's a battery, then recharge it.) And while you're at the library, check out their used book selection. Many are in perfect condition and sell for a very small fraction of the ordinary value, and all the money goes to the community.
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