Recycle your books.
They dreamt up a scheme in Amsterdam a few years ago – whereby white bicycles were provided free.
And the idea was that – after you’d finished your ride – you’d leave the bike in the street for someone else to use free.
And if that isn’t recycling – what is?!
But unfortunately this idea flopped – because they failed to take into account two things.
One – the fact that criminals exist.
And two – the fact that coloured paint exists.
But the idea was fantastically optimistic – and deserved to succeed.
A better version of this might be to ask people to recycle their books. Give them to a local charity shop, your local library – or just simply leave it on one of our Leabank Square benches.
They dreamt up a scheme in Amsterdam a few years ago – whereby white bicycles were provided free.
And the idea was that – after you’d finished your ride – you’d leave the bike in the street for someone else to use free.
And if that isn’t recycling – what is?!
But unfortunately this idea flopped – because they failed to take into account two things.
One – the fact that criminals exist.
And two – the fact that coloured paint exists.
But the idea was fantastically optimistic – and deserved to succeed.
A better version of this might be to ask people to recycle their books. Give them to a local charity shop, your local library – or just simply leave it on one of our Leabank Square benches.
Hello
ReplyDeleteCould we not organise a Book-Drop?
In Canada we had a bin that we put outside our block of flats - that anyone could drop their books into when finished.
Then they picked up another one to read.
I know some people will nick some - but THEY wouldn't be living in Leabank Square!
ALL of us love & respect each other enough to be kind to each other.
Anyway - it's worth a try huh?!
Carol
Hi Carol
ReplyDeleteI love this idea!!
What kind of a bin did you guys have?
I especially like the idea of having kids books too - so some of us can simply pop onto the green with our children & start reading to them.
We also need a couple of refuse bins on the green too - and definetley a dog poo bin!!
Thanks for the suggestion - I'll get started on this right away!!
Sóna