Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle a load of old school textbooks?

By: carol Wilkinson

carol Wilkinson — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:27:58 +0000

sorry forgot my info – south wales
biol, phys and chem bokks available

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:25:48 +0000

local comprehensive in South Wales just off the M4 has lots of good quality, books in good condition -biology, chemistry and physics

By: Jo Soccard

Jo Soccard — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:06:52 +0000

I have 11 boxes of good condition boxes from our local primary school library – does anyone know of any charity looking to collect such books ? Thanks, Jo

By: Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:24:56 +0000

Simply go to http://www.readinternational.org.uk and contact us. We are a charity collecting books across the UK to sort and send to East Africa. We’re VERY happy to help :)

By: helen buckoke

helen buckoke — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:13:07 +0000

We have a load of texts book in the maths department, i was just wondering if you would like them.

If so could you let me know if someone will collect

thank you
helen buckoke

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:01:25 +0000

We have a load of old text books that need collecting …. anybody intereested.

we are in Bromley BR2 8HP

Pauline at pba@rws.uk.net

By: ANNETTE NUNN

ANNETTE NUNN — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:26:32 +0000

Hi I have several books, text books, etc,, what sort of books do you require???

By: Andrea Togher

Andrea Togher — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:57:20 +0000

You could ship them out to Kwara colledge of Ed. Oro
Kwara State
P.B.309
Kwara
Nigeria

and they will use them in their secondary or primary school.
I am working with VSO as a volunteer teacher trainer here.
I know the children in these schools have nothing.

By: Olia

Olia — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:00:32 +0000

Store them in an attic for extra insulation.

By: cecilia

cecilia — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:09:15 +0000

You can easily turn them into a “Book Box”. Hard back book work better but I have made them out of paperbacks. They just look like books on a shelf but they are a sorce of storage. Remotes, love letters, extra cords/wires, and other things that will fit in the book box. You can find all kinds of “book” projects on line. Good Luck.

By: NJTomboy

NJTomboy — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:17:22 +0000

How ambitious are you? If very..then try this.. LOL

http://www.vestaldesign.com/projects/bookbar/

By: alicia

alicia — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:14:09 +0000

check out paperbackswap.com
if you post books, if someone requests it, you ship it to them at your expense. but you get credit for every book you post and you can get free books too!

By: ecomonster

ecomonster — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:09:21 +0000

protect your new textbooks by making a bookcover with paper bags. cheap and you’re reusing! I rubber stamped mine to add a lil something.
http://flickr.com/#/photos/ecomonster/2957114616/

By: green

green — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:30:34 +0000

I would sugest donating them to GreenTextbooks.org
Save Money, Save The Planet
GreenTextbooks.org specializes in the recycling of textbooks, DVDs, CDs. Buying used textbooks not only saves you money, but cuts down on greenhouse gases caused by the manufacturing of new textbooks.
With GreenTextbooks.org you’re not only saving trees, you are saving some green.
http://www.greentextbooks.org

By: m.

m. — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:48:23 +0000

http://www.instructables.com/id/Invisible-Book-Shelf/

I am excited to try this floating book shelf. I think text books would make an excellent base.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:05:28 +0000

Tear out the pages and recycle that paper together with office paper.

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:03:21 +0000

If the textbooks are out of date and too old to sell at an on-line used bookseller like half.com (where I bought a lot of my college textbooks BTW), use them as wallpaper! I collaged the pages from old out of date reference books as wallpaper in my powder room. I get a lot of compliments on it.

By: marie

marie — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:44:09 +0000

There are lots of paper crafts out there:
make a magazine bowl with the pages
http://howtomakedo.net/167/recycled-magazine-bowls

paper boxes
http://www.unikatissima.de/e/?tag=paper-folding

paper beads
http://www.tappi.org/paperu/art_class/paperBeads.htm

By: Simone

Simone — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:32:47 +0000

If you have a thick book here is what you can do: just go to this site:http://www.ehow.com/how_2181403_hollow-book-box.html

By: brista

brista — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:12:29 +0000

I have the same problem. I have about two dozen SAT/SAT Subject/ACT study guides that I desperately want OUT of my house. They’ve never been written in so they’re in great shape…but they’re for the 2005 (and before) SAT since an SAT tutor gave them to me when I was in high school. And since those tests have been changed, the material isn’t the same so I can’t donate them back to the high school (like I had planned on).

I’d feel bad about just throwing them in the garbage can (because a book is a book is a book) and we do have a couple used bookstores but really, no one is going to get any use from them. And since they’re plain old ugly black-and-white textbooks, other than carving out the center to make a “hidden treasure” spot, I don’t know what kind of cool artsy thing you could really do with those.

By: Renee L

Renee L — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:25:19 +0000

A lot of schools sell used textbooks at their bookstores. I’m sure you could sell them there. Or, you could see if anyone would be willing to buy them directly from you. If the books are totally out of date, altered books are indeed fun to make.

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:35:09 +0000

Make a really nerdy clock, perhaps a gift for the professor who taught the class?
http://www.instructables.com/id/Literary-Clock/

By: LaSombra

LaSombra — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:30:02 +0000

Put them in your car and take them to the nearest TP factory. Also, here in Bulgaria we have recycling buy-out points, where they actually give you money for your old paper.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:10:20 +0000

If these textbooks are current enough they can be sold at an online bookstore such as half.com and fetch quite a good price. If you wish to donate there are organizations that would be happy to get them booksforarfica.org.

By: kairon13

kairon13 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:17:46 +0000

You could use them to make altered books, which is artistic and fun, especially if you do it as a group project with some friends.