At books working 4 charity we seek to promote a simple idea to help generate funds for charity.  Every time you purchase a book from a charity shop we encourage you to return the book to the same or another charity shop once you have finished reading it!  That way you ensure repeat funds for the charity of your choice.  Stickers inside the cover of the book will encourage others to do the same!  Please help spread the word and help hard pressed charities today!!

The methods used to bind books creates difficulties for recycling, they cannot be recycled in the same way as other paper products.

Metal staples can be removed magnetically.  Plastic, stitch bound and gluedbindings are often unacceptable to recycling plants.  Glue is a contaminant, and causes problems for machinery as it will clog up the workings.

Options are generally limited to:

• Re-use via dealers and charity shops

• Specialist processing by spine guillotining.  This is not generally economical

• Manufacture of products such as animal litter, insulation materials or moulded pulp containers for packing etc

• Use as fuel when burned in a suitable plant

Site launched 8th March 2008 - under development