[Michlib-l] solutions for weeding and book sale leftovers

[ConnieJo Ozinga]

Unfortunately those kinds of parking lot boxes are not allowed by zoning in
my community.  Connie

On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 9:48 AM SPA Lois Lovell <spall at llcoop.org> wrote:

> We use Paper Gator.  These are dumpsters that schools, churches, etc.
> place in their parking lots as fund raisers for their institutions.  They
> receive money for every full dumpster. Everything dumped is recycled, so
> no only are you being environmentally responsible, you are also helping a
> local school or church receive funds.  They don't take plastic, so if the
> books you are dumping are covered with book covers, these would have to be
> removed. Not sure if Paper Gator is in your area.  I suppose you could
> Google it.  Lois
>
> Lois Lovell, Director
> Sparta Carnegie Township Library
> 80 N. Union St.
> Sparta, MI  49345
> (ph) 616-887-9937
> (fax)  616-887-0179
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: ConnieJo Ozinga via Michlib-l <michlib-l at mcls.org>
> To: director at blissfieldlibrary.org
> Cc: Michlib-l <michlib-l at mcls.org>
> Sent: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 08:26:48 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] solutions for weeding and book sale leftovers
>
> > My Friends group pays  a recycling company to come with a truck and
> > pick up everything left over when the book sale is done.  They pay
> > $150 for the pickup.  In fact that truck comes tomorrow.   Connie
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 4:51 PM Bob Barringer via Michlib-l <
> > michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Since Better World Books stopped taking our leftovers, we are left
> without
> > > a destination for our weeds and book sale leftovers.  Has anyone found
> a
> > > one-stop solution?  [UTF-8?]I’m open to recycling at this point.  It
> is
> > > environmentally responsible.  What I [UTF-8?]don’t want is a
> piecemeal solution
> > > where people get to come a pick out a box of books at time, leaving me
> with
> > > 57 boxes of books after two weeks of waiting rather than the 62 I
> started
> > > out with.  I have an overflowing book closet, and the book sale will
> render
> > > it unnoticeably less overflowing.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Any help is appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Bob Barringer, PhD
> > >
> > > Director
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *The Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library*
> > >
> > > 407 S. Lane St.
> > >
> > > Blissfield, MI 49228
> > >
> > > 517-486-2858
> > >
> > > 517-486-3565 (fax)
> > >
> > > www.blissfieldlibrary.org
> > >
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> > --
> > Connie Jo Ozinga
> > Library Director
> > Commerce Township Community Library
> > 180 E. Commerce
> > Commerce, MI 48390
> > (248) 669-8108 x101
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Connie Jo Ozinga
Library Director
Commerce Township Community Library
180 E. Commerce
Commerce, MI 48390
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