Green partnerships

GrowingGreen Partnerships

Barb Hauck- MahReference [email protected]

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What we’ll discuss

Partnership tips

What is a green partnership

Easy to be green programs

Online green resources

How to continue the dialogue

Who will win?

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Partnership Checklist

Define goals

Identify candidates

Ready-to-execute proposal

Expect the unexpected

Communicate often

Thank and recognize

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Green Library Partnerships are

Collaborations between libraries and organizations to develop programs and resources which

1) enhance public environmental awareness,

2) have a positive environmental impact, and

3) are ecologically sustainable over time

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Greening your Library: SFPL

San Francisco Public Library

“The community resource for living a greener life”

http://www.sfpl.org/greenstacks

Partnership with SF

Environment Department

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Easy to be green ideas

Organic food events

Composting demos

Community shreds

Saturday swaps

Nike sneaker recycling

Recycle book discards

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NJ Organic Food Events

Rockaway Twp Library

Partnered with

Local Harvest

Slow Food NJ

Community Supported Agriculture (co-ops)

Jersey Fresh

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NJ Organic Food Programs

Organic Cheese sampling Valley Shepherd Creamery

Displays by local eco-friendly growers

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Composting Demonstrations

Partner with--

Dept of Parks & Forestry

Gardening Club

Rutgers Coop Research & Extension Service

Dept of Solid Waste Mgmt

NJ Example: Vermicomposting workshop Middlesex County

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Composting @your library

Example: Woodruff Memorial Library, La Junta , COL

Colorado Public Library partnership with local business

Lawn composting demo project for one year

Educational resource and healthy lawn

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Community Shreds

Mobile, secure onsite document shredding

Shredded paper recycled

Open to public one day annually per town

$5 Fee per box shredded

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NJ Shred Partnerships

Partner with

Recycling Dept.

Rotary Club

Local Bank

Chamber of Commerce

NJ Examples: Randolph Clean Communities Council

Cranford, Plainfield, New Providence

Madison, Brielle and more

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Shred Event Basics

Saturday: Fall or Spring

$150-$250/ hour regular rate

2-3 hour minimum

NJ Mobile Paper Shredding

Shred-It http://www.shredit.com

AutoShred http://www.autoshred.net

AAA Shredding [email protected]

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Saturday Swaps

Free monthly library event

Plants, paperbacks, media, games

Swap up to 10 items: receive 1 ticket per item brought

Redeem tickets for others’ swap items

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Recycle Book Discards

Partnered with Rockaway Twp Recycling Center

and B-Logistics

Objectives

Keep book sale rejects from landfills

Support book re-use and earn cash

Community Recycles Day

Textbooks, Encyclopedias--all printed matter okay

http://www.rtlibrary.org/rtrecycles.html

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Book Discards and B-Logistics

Need 3-4 weeks lead time to get pallets and boxes

Free onsite pickup and ship

Library packs, palletizes and shrink wraps

Library pays pallet fee

http://www.blogistics-online.com/solutions

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Nike Sneaker Recycling

25 Million sneakers recycled since 1990

2500 pairs= 1 basketball court

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Nike Sneaker Recycling

1) Apply for Reuse-a-shoe Drive approval

Collect up to 200 pairs of sneakers

Deliver to local Nike retail store

2) Collect 200+ pairs on your own

You pay ship costs to

Nike Recycling Center, Wilsonville, Oregon

http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/

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Green Library Resources

RT Library Green resources guide

http://www.rtlibrary.org/greenguide.html

For more information about green partners

http://www.rtlibrary.org/greenpartners.html

Access this presentation online

http://www.rtlibrary.org/greenpartners.pdf

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Green Library Blogs

Blog posts about sustainability projects, information and programs for libraries

Links to green library blogshttp://greeningyourlibrary.wordpress.com/

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Let’s continue the discussion

Join the Square 2 discussion on “Growing Green Partnerships”

http://njlaconference.ning.com Has your library partnered with community organizations

on green projects such as recycling or a shred? Please describe the program and include your contact info. Responses will be summarized and posted on

http://www.rtlibrary.org/greenpartners.html Thanks!