On 7/13/05, ecrust2001 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, Lisa! It's really both - that is, there's a recycling center *at*
> the dump (aka "landfill"), and the swap-shop portion of the recycling
> center is where I find the books. There's a covered shed there where
> people leave things, and while the shed can be a bit chaotic and
> sometimes messy (especially if it's been raining or snowing and some
> of the boxes are soggy) it's not quite the same thing as dumpster-
> diving - but I figure it's more fun to say "look what I found at the
> dump" {grin}. Definitely worth asking about in your area; if they
> don't already have something like this going on maybe they'll consider
> adding it.
We have something similar here in Canberra. It's called "Revolve" and
it's grown from a rather messy operation in an old shed to a big deal
in a huge purpose-built warehouse. With an attached "Better Bits"
shop.
For books, there are thousands lined up on shelves, generally around
$10 to $20 for a milk crate full, and the better ones in Better Bits
are $5 each.
But the whole thing is a great place to look for well, anything, and
it's always a marvel to see what people throw away.
--
Peter in Canberra
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