“Naked Book” Recycling Program
Earth Day 2010
The “Naked Book” Recycling Program was developed by longtime Success Won’t Wait volunteers Ashley McNeill and Elizabeth Gonye in response to a sharp increase in the number of unusable books we received.
These books were torn, stained, yellowed, or otherwise unusable. Ashley investigated the options and found Abitibi Retriever, an organization which collects paper for recycling and donates the proceeds to a local school.
Now, volunteers at Success Won’t Wait remove unusuable book covers rendering them “naked” and deliver them to the drop site.
Using the Paper Retriever, old books get new life!
Since 2009, the program has generated over 13,000 lbs. of paper for recycling!
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