Items include: books, magazines, comic books, newspapers, educational books, music sheets
Sell or Donate
- Books can be donated to charities, to be resold in their charity shops or to be given to those in need.
- You can sell books to online sites such as Music Magpie.
- Some bookshops near universities buy back text books.
- You might be able to donate specialised magazines to clubs, e.g. art magazines to art groups or gardening magazines to gardening clubs.
- Swap with friends.
- You can sell your second hand goods through websites such as ebay, Facebook, Preloved and Gumtree.
- You can donate your unwanted items via websites such as Freecycle, Freegle and Freeloved.
Buy or Receive
- You can buy second hand books online, in second hand book shops and in charity shops.
- Sometimes libraries sell off books they no longer want.
- Or why not borrow a book from a library if it’s not one you want to keep.
- Another way to reduce waste is by purchasing your book as an eBook (a publication made available in digital form).
- Some bookshops near universities sell second-hand text books.
- Swap with friends.
- You can buy second hand goods through websites such as ebay, Facebook, Preloved and Gumtree.
- You can receive free items via websites such as Freecycle, Freegle and Freeloved.
Recycle
Find your local recycling centre
Get Creative ~ Repurpose
Waste
Some things simply cannot be reused, recycled or repurposed.
Before buying them ask yourself if you really need them?
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