We are located in beautiful Oregon!
Green businesses minimize waste, prevent pollution and conserve energy, water and other resources. By shopping at a green business YOU can help prevent waste and protect our environment.
Did you know?
The US book industry uses virgin fiber paper for books, at a cost of approximately 20 MILLION TREES A YEAR!
- By buying and selling used books, McKenzie Books decreases the demand for paper
- By reducing the number of trees cut for books, YOU also help reduce global warming- there are more trees to absorb carbon dioxide and there is also less fuel being burned for cutting, transporting, and processing trees into paper
McKenzie Books sells mainly used books
- Books we can’t sell (pages missing, water damage etc.) are recycled
- Books we can’t sell (“Not for sale” copies, International editions, and workbooks with a slight amount of writing) are donated to be reused
Our Shipping Department
- Uses 'bogus paper' consisting of 100% recycled paper which is wadded and used for multipurpose void fill and providing extra protection in the box for books
- Clean bubble wrap from our receiving department is reused
Cash4Books.net by McKenzie Books buys used books
- YOU can recycle clean, used books here and get cash!
- Receive fast payment through PayPal and reduce paper needed for checks and envelopes
Our Receiving Department
- Our suppliers are encouraged to reuse items such as grocery bags as packaging materials, which can then be recycled
- Cardboard boxes are compacted, baled and recycled
- Clean bubble wrap is reused in our shipping department
Office and Warehouse
- We use 35% premium envirocopy recycled copy paper (with 35% post-consumer content)
- Compared to standard copy paper, this paper:
- requires 35% fewer trees to produce
- is 15% more energy efficient
- results in 13% fewer greenhouse gas emissions
- produces 32% fewer hazardous air pollutants
- generates 17% less solid waste and water pollution
- Natural gas heating – turned off at the end of the day
- Office and break room lights are turned off when not in use
- All areas of the warehouse, office and break room have recycling containers
- Employees receive reimbursement for using public transport
Questions, comments or suggestions?
- Please contact us.
