King County Green Schools Program

TEXTBOOK REUSE and RECYCLING OPTIONS

REUSE OPTIONS Organization Types of School Instructions/ Other details Books pays for Accepted service? Bookbyte.com Used K-12 No Organization pays for shipping. John Rogers textbooks Small Transactions 866-456-2983 Ext. 8147 At website, list ISBNs under “sell books”. Prepaid 2800 Pringle Road, Suite postage will be provided. 100, Salem, OR 97302 Larger Transactions [email protected] (1) Provide Bookbyte.com a list with ISBN and quantity. Bookbyte.com responds with a quote. Upon confirmation, Bookbyte.com provides pre-paid postage for the shipment. After receiving and inspecting books, Bookbyte.com will mail the appropriate payment. OR… (2) Send books via freight to Bookbyte.com facility in Salem, Oregon. Five boxes of textbooks can be mailed without being itemized: delivery costs will be covered. Books will be inspected and selected for purchase. Schools will receive payment for the total value of all accepted books. Books without value are recycled. Eco Encore Any No, but Organization provides free pick-up. Call to schedule 206-297-6995 textbooks schools appointment. Mail-in accepted: schools pay for 900 1st Ave South, Seattle, appropriate pay for shipping. Use Media Mail for lower shipping costs. WA for resale shipping www.ecoencore.org Once Sold Tales All forms of No, but Call to schedule appointment, organization provides 253-833-1911 books and schools free pick-up for sufficient quantities. Accepts books [email protected] other pays for and media for re-sale, donation and recycling. www.oncesoldtales.com materials shipping Materials accepted: textbooks, ex-library materials, such as encyclopedias, Reader's Digest, serials, periodicals, magazines magazines, hardcover and paperback books. Drop-off locations at 22430 72nd Ave. S., Kent and 3530 C St. NE, Auburn. Mail-in accepted at drop-off locations: schools pay for shipping. Textbooks.com Mostly No To determine if a book can be accepted, visit the college website and enter ISBNs under “sell books”. textbooks, Texbooks.com will generate a value for the books sometimes selected for buy-back and provide a free shipping label. K-12 To determine the quantity of each book that can be accepted, email Textbooks.com the following information: name, mailing address, daytime phone, email address, ISBN and quantity of book. Thrift Books All forms of E-mail Pick-up service provided for a quantity of 150 books or 5103 D Street NW #103 books for more. Email Thrift Books to schedule an appointment. Auburn, WA 98001 details Pick-up costs may apply. Mail-in accepted: schools [email protected] pay for shipping. www.thriftbooks.com Thrift Recycling All forms of No, but Free pick-up service if 10 pallets or more. Mail-in Management books schools accepted: schools pay for shipping. Books can be Tyler Hincy pay for dropped off at Reading Tree donation bins throughout 253-984-1520 shipping King County. Locate donation bins at: 9413 47th Ave. SW http://www.readingfoundation.org/images/pdfs/bookbin Building 14 s2.pdf. Books that are not reused are recycled. Visit Lakewood, WA 98499 www.readingtree.org for more information about the [email protected] program. www.thriftrecycling.com

RECYCLING OPTIONS Organization Types of School Instructions/ Other details Books pays for Accepted service? Allied Waste Paperbacks. Included Schools that contract with Allied Waste for Hardbacks in recycling services can put paperback books into without current commingled/paper recycling containers. Hardback covers. service books must have coverings torn off to be included with commingled/paper recycling containers.

Waste Management Paperbacks. Included Schools that contract with Waste Management for Hardbacks in recycling services can put paperback books into without current commingled/paper recycling containers. Hardback covers. service books must have coverings torn off to be included with commingled/paper recycling containers.

Weyerhaeuser Recycling All forms of Call for Call to schedule appointment. Cost for pick-up Steve van Winkle books details service may be charged. Minimum pickup for one 206-304-4891 school = 500 books. Centralized collection location 1225 6th Ave. N, Kent, preferable. Books may be shipped for recycling. WA 98032

Disclaimer: This list is limited in scope. Inclusion in this list does not constitute an endorsement by King County or any of its staff or contractors. Exclusion from this list is no comment on suitability of an organization for reuse or recycling of textbooks. At the time this list was prepared, the most accurate information available was included. August 2008