Millions of books are printed and read every year. But what do you do once you’ve finished with them?
Books are one of the easiest items to recycle – you could pass them on to family and friends, take them to a charity shop, or sell them online or at a car boot sale.
You can donate books to any of our 18 recycling centres across Greater Manchester that help stock our three Renew shops and our online Renew Market selling pre-loved household items at affordable prices
The aim of the shops and online portal is to reduce waste, reuse unwanted items and increase recycling rates. Many of the items donated by residents would have otherwise gone to waste.
Here’s where you will find a Renew shop:
So far, residents have raised more than £1million for local good causes by donating their unwanted household items and buying second hand instead of new through the Renew project.
All the money raised by the shops will go to support local communities through two Greater Manchester initiatives. Each year money raised through sales made in the Renew shops will be donated as follows:
You can also take your unwanted books to a recycling centre and put them in the media bank.
As a last resort, or if your books are damaged and unreadable, you can put them in your paper and card bin at home.
