The Solid Waste Alliance Communities (SWAC) and Rutland County Solid Waste District (RCSWD) are pleased to announce their collaboration with Discover Books to launch a book collection program in multiple locations in Rutland County. Collection locations should be in place by the end of July 2023.
Approximately 2 billion pounds of books in the U.S. are wasted each year! Although books are mostly paper, they are challenging to recycle because of the adhesives that bind them.
Discover Books is a book collection and online reselling company which re-distributes, resells, donates, and recycles used books giving books a new life through online sales and charitable donations.
Since its inception, Discover Books has donated over 10 million books to non-profit organizations in North America and internationally. That number continues to grow. They have also recycled over 500 million pounds of paper, saving books from landfill demise.
Discover Books believes reuse is the best possible form of recycling and focuses on getting used books into the hands of people who want and need them most rather than allowing them to become waste.
In addition to all hardcover and softcover books, Discover Books also collects videos, DVDs, and audiobooks. To find a location near you, visit https://goo.gl/maps/or4gVS221PhSnnnJ6. To schedule a one-day collection, visit www.discoverbooks.com
