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Paper Retriever

Through Paper Retriever:

Recycle all your paper products using the big green/yellow bin in our additional parking lot, and the library gets anywhere from $5-$20 per ton for the trees we're saving.  (The bin holds about two tons, and they empty it approximately twice a month.)

What Goes In the Bin?

Yes, Please! No, Thanks! 
  • Newspaper and Inserts
  • Magazines/Catalogs ("slick" paper)
  • Mail
  • Office/School Papers

They are able to accept window envelopes, workbooks and staples without a problem. Shredded paper is acceptable but please bag the shreds before putting them in the Retriever bin.

  • Paperback Books
  • Hardcover Books with the cover REMOVED

Cardboard

Food boxes

Fiberboard/Chipboard

Phone Books

Colored Paper

Wrapping or Tissue Paper

Carbon Paper

Sticky Notes

(These are all recycled using a different process!)

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LOCATION
2701 S Harlem Ave.
Berwyn, IL 60402

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TELEPHONE
708-795-8000

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MAIN FAX
708-795-8101


HOURS
Mon-Thur:  9am-9pm
Fri-Sat:  9am-5pm
Sun:  1pm-5pm

SUMMER HOURS
Closed on Sunday

Summer Schedule &
Library Closings

need to get out of the weather?

The Berwyn Library is one of five designated warming/cooling centers within the City.

And we have so many events going on, and quiet places to read, or computers to use, it's a good place for anyone, one person or even the whole family, to spend a couple of hours avoiding the cold of winter or the heat of summer.

 
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