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Originally Posted by Cthulhu
@ Dennis: Do recycling centers take books? Am not being snarky, but it seems that many such places may place regulations on difficult items.
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What's difficult about a book? It's paper. It recycles.
Electronic equipment is another matter, as a fair amount of components are made with highly toxic materials. Where I am, at least, you don't just throw out computers, unless you
want fines.
On those infrequent occasions when I have excess pbooks, I generally try to find homes for them where people will
read them. The only ones I've ever thrown away have been too badly damaged for actual reading. (Water damage from a burst pipe.)
Many years ago, I spent a period working for a local library. One of my chores was to destroy a set of Encyclopedia Britannica. It had been badly damaged by patrons, and was being replaced, but the action still felt like sacrilege.
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Dennis