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Book Recycling Now Accepted at Select County Recycling Locations

2024 News Flashes Posted on November 01, 2024

Mountainview Landfill, Oldtown, and MV Smith Recycling locations now accepting books!


Acceptable Items:

  • No major damage: The book should not have tears, water damage, fire or smoke damage, or strong odors. 
  • Minimal wear: The book should have minimal wear to the binding, and the pages should be firmly attached. 
  • Limited highlighting: The book should have less than 30% highlighting or underlining. 
  • No missing pages: The book should not have any missing or loose pages. 
  • Readable text: The text should still be readable, even if there are some notes, highlighting, or minor water damage.

Unacceptable Items:

  • Magazines
  • Loose Paper
  • Journals
  • Workbooks
  • Moldy Books
  • Wet Books
  • Cardboard
  • Calendars
  •  Binders


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