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The conservation and restoration of books, manuscripts, documents, and ephemera is an activity dedicated to extending the life of items of historical and personal value made primarily from paper, parchment, and leather. When applied to cultural heritage, conservation activities are generally undertaken by a conservator.
The Stanolind Recycling Plant was in operation as early 1947. [32] Another early recycling mill was Waste Techniques, built in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania in 1972. [citation needed] Waste Techniques was sold to Frank Keel in 1978, and resold to BFI in 1981. Woodbury, New Jersey, was the first city in the United States to mandate recycling. [33]
World of Books Group Limited is an online second-hand book retailer, trading under the names Wob, Ziffit, and Shopiago. [a] reported to be the United Kingdom's largest. [2] The company buys unsold inventory of used books mostly from UK charity shops. The books are resold either to consumers through Wob's website and various online sites, or ...
Louisville Fire Station, 235 East Jefferson St. Louisville Fire Station, 2900 Hikes Lane. Louisville Fire Station, 1500 S. Sixth St. (Open between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.) Louisville Fire Station, 4535 ...
Half Price Books, Records, Magazines, Incorporated is a chain of new and used bookstores in the United States. The company's original motto is "We buy and sell anything printed or recorded except yesterday's newspaper", and many of the used books, music, and movies for sale in each location are purchased from local residents.
Paper Salvage 1939–50. Wartime paper salvage propaganda poster. Paper Salvage was a part of a programme launched by the British Government in 1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War to encourage the recycling of materials to aid the war effort, and which continued to be promoted until 1950.
Wondering what to do with old clothes? Before tossing them in the trash, consider clothes recycling. Your outdated and discarded wardrobe could end up like the 2.5 million tons of textiles that ...
The store has recycling centers specifically for hard-to-recycle products like batteries, cork, Brita filters and old Christmas lights. Donations are brought to Capitol Asset Recycling, where they ...