Books
Books cannot be recycled in your Blue Bin, even if they
are soft cover. The best thing to do with books in decent condition is find them
a new home. OCRRA has 2 great solutions for you!
1) Donate Them: The Salvation Army, local hospitals, and nursing homes are great places to donate books
in good condition. Most libraries in Onondaga County conduct
book sales to help raise funds. Contact libraries, before bringing a donation,
to confirm any special dates or requirements for book donations.
Generally, libraries
do NOT accept textbooks, encyclopedias, books in poor condition (musty, wet,
dirty), condensed Reader's Digests, or magazines.
2) Recycle Them: OCRRA will recycle them for free at our Community Collection Center. Simply separate your hard from your soft cover books and deliver them to the center during normal hours of operation.
Residents are responsible for taking back any containers or boxes
that they use to transport their books.
NOTE: If you have a large volume of books to recycle (more than 10 medium-size boxes) please schedule a drop-off appointment, in advance, by calling 453-2866. Due to the high volume of traffic at C3, we may not be able to accommodate large drop-offs during all regular hours, so please set up an appointment before arriving.
OCRRA organizes local non-profit groups and allows them to sort through the collected books for items that may assist them in their missions. The remaining books are collected and sent to a paper company that reprocesses them into other paper products or roofing felt.
Magazines
Magazines can be recycled all year long in your Blue Bin or at OCRRA's Rock Cut Road Transfer Station.
Library Locations
| City
Libraries |
Location |
Phone |
| Beauchamp
Branch |
2111 South Salina St. |
315 435-3395 |
| Betts
Branch Library |
4862 S Salina St |
315 435-1940 |
| Central
Library |
447 S Salina St |
315 435-1900 |
| Hazard
Branch |
1620 West Genesee St. |
315 484-1528 |
| Please note: Hazard branch may accept
encyclopedias &
textbooks |
Mundy
Branch
|
1204 S. Geddes Street |
315 435-3797 |
| Petit
Branch |
105 Victoria Place |
315 435-3636 |
| Soule
Branch |
101 Springfield Road |
315 449-4300 |
| White
Branch |
763 Butternut Street |
315 435-3519 |
| Suburban Libraries |
Location |
Phone |
| Baldwinsville
Public Library |
33 E Genesee St |
Baldwinsville |
315 635-5631 |
| Dewitt
Community Library |
Shoppingtown Mall |
Dewitt |
315 446-3578 |
| East
Syracuse Free Library |
4990 James St |
E. Syracuse |
315 437-4841 |
| Elbridge
Free Library |
East Main St. |
Elbridge |
315 689-7111 |
| Fairmount
Community Library |
406 Chapel Dr |
Syracuse |
315 487-8933 |
| Fayetteville
Community Library |
300 Orchard St |
Fayetteville |
315 637-6374 |
| Jordan
Free Library |
15 Mechanic St |
Jordan |
315 689-3296 |
| Lafayette
Public Library |
Town Commons,
Rte 11 N |
Lafayette |
315 677-3782 |
| Liverpool
Public Library |
310 Tulip St |
Liverpool |
315 457-0310 |
| Manlius
Library |
One Elmbrook Dr.W. |
Manlius |
315 682-6400 |
| Marcellus
Free Library |
2 Slocombe St |
Marcellus |
315 673-3221 |
| Maxwell
Memorial |
14 Genesee St |
Camillus |
315 672-3661 |
| Minoa
Library |
112 Willard St |
Minoa |
315 656-7401 |
| NOPL at Cicero |
8686 Knowledge Ln. |
Cicero |
315 699-2032 |
| NOPL at N.
Syracuse |
100 Trolley Barn Lane |
N.Syracuse |
315 458-6184 |
| Onondaga
Free Library |
4840 W Seneca Tnpk |
Syracuse |
315 492-1727 |
| Salina
Free Library |
100 Belmont St. |
Mattydale |
315 454-4524 |
| Solvay
Public Library |
615 Woods Rd
|
Solvay |
315 468-2441 |
| Please call first for drop-off location: 315 468-2441 |
| Tully
Free Library |
12 State St |
Tully |
315 696-8606 |
