Co-op Bookstore

Co-op Bookstore Green Initiatives

Save a Bag, Help the Environment

Thank you for doing your part to reduce the use of plastic bags and the detrimental effects they have on the environment.  We’ve saved more than 5,000 plastic bags between September 2008 and June 2009. Every time you used a reusable bag or didn’t take a bag we gave 10¢ to your choice of local environmental initiative.

Together we supported the following organizations: 

• $1,110 donation to The Arboretum Fund www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum
• $1,140 donation to the Plant an Old Growth Forest Project www.oldgrowthforest.ca
• $1,160 donation to the University of Guelph Energy Conservation Fund 

Remember to bring your reusable bags to the Co-op Bookstore this Fall!  We’ll continue to make a 10¢ donation to your choice of local environmental initiative each time you refuse a bag.  Together we can do our part!

Textbooks & Custom Course Materials

Thank you for selling back your textbooks to the Co-op Bookstore!  For every 1,000 books we bought back in April we’ve planted a tree.  That’s five new trees!  Thanks for your help! ·        

• The Co-op Bookstore buys back textbooks that will be used on course.
• We have partnerships with used textbook wholesalers to buy back textbooks that still have a North American resale value.  We even give you an additional 10% cash on any book that the wholesaler buys from you.
• Any textbook that the Co-op or wholesaler can’t buy at the December or April Buyback may be sent to Books for Africa.
•  thecannon.ca is co-owned by the Guelph Campus Co-op and CSA (textbook classified listings).        
• We keep a recycling bin at the Co-op Bookstore for students to bring used course packs to us for recycling.