book news release

[Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>]

for the files and the archive:

News Release

30 May 2002
For Immediate Release

Book Recycling Program Announced

Today Clean North announced the latest in its series of recycling events 
for special materials.  Books of all kinds will be accepted for recycling 
at an event to be held July 5 and 6.

"We're very excited to be able to provide a solution for unwanted, damaged, 
or out of date books," said Clean North's chair, Kathie Brosemer.  "We've 
been asked several times in the past what people can do with books no one 
wants any longer.  If they're still wanted, there are numerous book sales 
in the community where people can drop books off, but out-of-date, damaged, 
or no longer useful books had no place to go.  Until now," she added.

Organizer Doris Welz said, "We're working with both local school boards, 
the library, and several other institutions to recycle books they no longer 
need."  Institutions can make arrangements for a drop off by emailing 
info@cleannorth.org or phoning the Clean North office at 945-1573.

Books will be shipped to Montreal, where they will undergo a sorting and 
processing that will see the covers turned into roofing felt and the 
insides become toilet tissue.

Welz points out that all hardcover and softcover books will be accepted, 
but that the organization can't handle phone books, catalogs, or magazines 
in this event.  "Catalogs and magazines can be recycled in your blue box if 
you have one, and please save your old phone books for our annual 
collection after Christmas," she asks.

"This is the perfect time to clean out the basement and attic, and gather 
up old encyclopedias, almanacs, and out of date textbooks no one needs any 
longer.  Also anything musty, torn, or water-damaged," adds Welz.  "We will 
sort out any books that really are still useful, and turn those over to one 
of the charity book sales, so don't hesitate to bring them along if you 
don't want them anymore," says Brosemer,  "If the weather is nice, we'll do 
a little book sale on the spot to help defray our costs."

Collection organizer Peter McLarty asks that all books be brought to the 
Trbovich Building, on Second Line next to the City Police Station, on July 
5th and 6th.  "Thanks to the PUC, we have a perfect location for this 
event," he enthused.  "Please bring books to us in cardboard boxes," 
McLarty added, noting, "We have to put them onto the pallets in cardboard 
boxes, so if everyone brings them to us that way, it will make our job that 
much easier."


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For more information: 945-1573, info@cleannorth.org