How to Get Rid of Retired Textbooks & Materials

Retired and obsolete textbooks and materials are often thrown away by schools, libraries and individuals at a huge cost to the environment. You can reduce waste and help the environment by reusing and recycling old textbooks. Explore all your options before throwing retired textbooks away.

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  Contact your local Goodwill and ask if they will accept all or some of your retired textbooks and materials.

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  Contact Indian reservations in your area to see if their libraries accept retired textbooks and materials.

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  Contact the public and community college libraries in your region to see if they will accept your materials.

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  Contact Prison Literacy Programs and the International Book Project for other donation options.

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  Box up all your books and mail them to international donation programs such as Book Aid International, Bridge to Asia Books Program and Books for Africa.