Hello,
I recently needed to dispose of some microfiche and microfilm.
I called our local government office of environmental protection. It turns out
that our county laws allow putting micros in the garbage. I suggest you check
locally too, because it does seem to be a local consideration.
The person I spoke to was very pleased to think that someone would
ask before putting something questionable in the landfill.
Cheers,
Sherry
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Sherry Palmiter
Serials Librarian
Lemieux Library, Seattle University
901 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
tel: (206) 296-6204
fax: (206) 296-2572
From: SERIALST: Serials
in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Dieden,
Cynthia
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:40 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Microfiche disposal
Hello-
We have some microfiche of which we are trying to dispose
and have a couple of questions:
1) Is microfiche too hazardous to put in the landfill?
2) Can it be recycled and, if so, does anyone have any
sources for this (other than sharing it with other libraries, which we will try
to do first)?
Thanks for any advice or wisdom!
Cynthia Dieden
Collection
Specialist Librarian
Mount
Prospect Public Library
847-253-5675
ext. 3647
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