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Italy: A market for recycled books
An initiative promoted by the University of Bologna recycles books for a good cause. Over the last 4 years more than 44 thousand books have been "saved" from the scrapyard
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The initiative, promoted by he Faculty of Agriculture of Bologna has already recovered 44 thousand books that would otherwise have been scrapped and has donated them to libraries, Italian cultural centres and NGOs.
Recycling for culture. Thanks to the joint effort of the University of Bologna and local publishers, more than 44 thousand books have been ?saved? from the rubbish dump and donated to good causes. The project, ?Last Minute Market-Book? , has enabled Italians across the world to receive the books that would otherwise have been thrown away. Beneficiaries include Italians living abroad (in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay), the Institute of Italian Studies in Havana as well as centres for the elderly and children?s libraries (in Parma, Ferrara, Sesto Calende and Settimo Torinese) and to numerous non profit entities throughout Italy.
More info:
www.lastminutemarket.org
