Eco Encore Ton of Books used media drive to coincide with UN climate change conference (COP15)

(I-Newswire) November 9, 2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Eco Encore Ton of Books used media drive to coincide with UN climate change conference (COP15)

Seattle, WA—November 1, 2009—Eco Encore (www.ecoencore.org) has kicked off its November Ton of Books used media drive to coincide with the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15) on December 7. Eco Encore’s goal is to get a ton—2,000 pounds—of book, CD, DVD and software donations by November 30 from everybody in and out of Seattle who wants to show real support for action on climate change.

Eco Encore timed the Ton of Books used media drive to coincide with COP15 for two main reasons. The first is to help promote the seriousness of global climate change. The second is to give people, in Seattle and worldwide, a tangible way to express their desires for a better environmental future with a simple means to contribute to the solution.

Eco Encore’s Ton of Books used media drive is a great way to reduce both waste and carbon emissions, two main contributors to climate change. Anybody who doesn’t want to see their unwanted media end up in landfills can participate by donating used books, CDs, DVDs or software to Eco Encore by November 30. The profits from the sale of Ton of Books used media donations will be distributed among our 14 environmental organization recipient partners that actively do good for the environment.

Donations are accepted at 27 partner locations around Seattle including the Re-Store in Ballard, Ten Thousand Villages in the U-District and the Bitterlake Community Center in North Seattle. The complete list of partner locations is at the Eco Encore website. Donations are also accepted at the Eco Encore offices in Seattle’s Pioneer Square. Assuming an average weight for books, CDs and DVDs at 12, 4.6 and 3.6 ounces respectively, Eco Encore needs a total of 2,667 books, 6,957 CDs, or 8,889 DVDs to reach their goal.

The totals from the Ton of Books used media drive will be posted at the Eco Encore website by December 7, the first day of COP15, and a letter including the names of everybody who contributed will be sent to the US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice.

About Eco Encore

Seattle-based non-profit Eco Encore (www.ecoencore.org) has been featured online in Vanity Fair and Daily Candy, and in print in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Pacific Northwest Magazine. Eco Encore re-sells donated books, CDs, DVDs and software online to raise money for its 14 environmental organization recipients, including Futurewise, the Washington Trails Association and the Nature Consortium. Since October 2002, through its online bookstores on Amazon.com and Abebooks.com Eco Encore has shipped over 26,000 items to 51 countries, diverting an estimated 25 tons of paper and plastic from local landfills.

Eco Encore media contact:
Mia Reyes, operations manager
900 1st Avenue South Suite 205-B
Seattle, WA 98134
206.297.6995
mia@ecoencore.org

For more information on Eco Encore, visit www.ecoencore.org

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About Eco Encore:
Eco Encore raises funds for environmental organizations in the Pacific Northwest through the online resale of books, CDs, DVDs and recent software donated by individuals and institutions across the country, while increasing awareness of reuse as a vital practice for resource conservation.

Company Contact Information
Eco Encore
Alex Russell
900 1st Ave S, Suite #205-B
98134
Phone : (206) 297-6995