How To Recycle Old Books And Magazines For Fun Or Profit
Originally Published By Terry Davis At: http://tmdassc.qassia.com
In the past decade, we have made great strides in recycling and reusing paper. So many people are putting in an effort to drop off their old books, magazines and newspapers in conviently located paper recycle bins and dumpsters. This is good.
However, anytime you look around, you still see trash containers overflowing with paper products that can be reused or recycled. Granted, even though paper is almost 100% biodegradable, it still doesn't make good sense to keep sending this valuable resource to overfilled landfills to rot does it?
As we continue to cut down more old-growth trees for making paper, we have to wait close to 100 years or more to replace them each one of them. Therefore, the need to recycle paper and paper products becomes greater and greater. So let's take a look at some creative ways to recycle and reuse one of our largest sources of recyclable and reusable paper products... old books and magazines.
Old books and magazines represent knowledge, wisdom, and entertainment more than any other paper product that we hope to recycle. Just think about it. There is so much wisdom to be found in the pages of old books, and culture to learn about in the pages of old magazines. Because of this fact, the best thing to do with old books and magazines is to pass them on for the use of others.
Just some of the ways you can pass on old books and magazines for the use of others is to give them to local nursing homes, hospitals, veteran associations, libraries, and organizations such as the Boy Scouts who redistribute them for further use by others. I'm sure you probably can think of many other ways to pass on these great products of knowledge and entertainment.
Doing so allows other people to benefit from the publications as well. After you have enjoyed and learned from magazines or books, rather than letting them sit on a shelf to collect dust or throw them in a closet... donate them to share with others.
There's even one fellow who wrote a step-by-step report on how to make money starting and maintaining a doctor's waiting office route recycling old magazines. Most of us have been a a doctor's office before, and what do you see? magazines of course. Many of the magazines are put in doctor's offices by staff and doctors themselves. However, the report this fellow wrote is about how to start a monthly subscription to doctors and chiropractors and such in your local area for various magazines.
The magazines aren't even new, but they're still entertaining, and a great way to pass the time for the patients waiting to be seen. And the beauty of this plan is that you do not have to buy the magazines yourself, and you just rotate the magazines from one medical professional's office to another. More can be learned at the external link below if you're interested.
Another creative way to make money from old books and magazines is to sell them online on ebay, amazon, or one of the online bookstores that deal in special or out of print books. Other people are looking for the exact book or magazine you have, so passing it on by offering it for sale is a win-win scenario for you and the new owner.
One lady who is one of those ebay power sellers wrote a downloadable book on how she makes thousands of dollars a month just selling pages she rips out from old books and magazines on ebay and other online auction sites. Can you imagine that? I found it hard to believe at first, but then I read in an article where advertising agencies, book and magazine publishers, collectors, and others pay big money for these old pages found in books and magazines that you see at garage sales every week for little to nothing.
Now if you would just like to reuse books and magazines in a creative way rather than to make money with, you can use magazines to make good colorful craft supplies for children and adults alike. Simply can cut out parts of pictures to make collages by pasting the picture pieces to a cardboard backing, or make hanging mobiles by cutting out shapes, stringing pieces of thread through holes at the top, and attaching the strings to a clothes hanger.
Another thing you can do is cut out whole pictures from old magazines and books to construct a dream board or a vision board... which helps you to think about and visualize the goals and dreams you want to achieve. For instance, an island vacation, a certain type of job, or a new sports car.
Here is another creative idea for reusing and recycling old books. As a matter of fact, several companies and individuals are making a financial killing using this very same idea. Simply grab old children's books which the coptright has expired, and rewrite the book or stories in the books using your child's name or grandchild or the name of any other child you know. Your finished product makes a very wonderful and unique gift for the child who is the recipient of such a personlaized gift.
You probably already have everything you need right now to do this if you have a computer, printer, paper, stapler, or glue, and of course... an old book. there is more information on making homemade books found in the external link below if you're interested in this idea.
You now have enough ideas to get you started reusing and recycling old books and magazines in creative ways. So, the next time you're thinking about throwing away some old books or magazines, think first about how you can pass them along for others to enjoy... whether it be for fun or profit. RESOURCES How To Sell Pages From Old Books And Magazines Creating Homemade Books for Fun Or Profit How To Sell Dirty Old Post Cards On Ebay For Big Money How To Make Money Recycling Old Magazines In Doctors' Waiting Rooms