{"id":28866,"date":"2022-07-08T12:03:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T16:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/?page_id=28866"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:05:42","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/about\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-34075 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sustainable-Libraries-Initiative-Certified-Logo-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sustainable-Libraries-Initiative-Certified-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sustainable-Libraries-Initiative-Certified-Logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sustainable-Libraries-Initiative-Certified-Logo-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sustainable-Libraries-Initiative-Certified-Logo.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Library is proud to announce that we have received our Sustainable Library Certification through the Sustainable Libraries Initiative. The SLI provides libraries with a step-by-step process to implement sustainable decisions that are environmentally sound, socially equitable, and economically feasible. We aim to create partnerships, policies, and procedures that will help our Library and community thrive in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 450px; top: 0px; left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border: initial none initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAF-koZG6G8\/KMVH9CiC92OTJI32KT5FGQ\/view?embed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<h3 class=\"box-title\">Plastic Recycling<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2023-NexTrex-Challange.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35068 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Plastics-Recycle-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"NexTrex Plastic Recycle Channel chart with what can be recycled.\" width=\"284\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Plastics-Recycle-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Plastics-Recycle.jpg 622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As part of our continuing goal to be sustainable, the Library is now collecting plastics such as baggies, newspaper sleeves, bubble wrap, cereal bags, bread bags, dry cleaning bags, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Help us collect 1,000 pounds of plastic throughout the year to earn a Trex Bench made from recycled plastics.<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about the NexTrex recycling challenge? Visit their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextrex.com\/view\/educate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.nextrex.com\/view\/educate\" aria-label=\"website - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">website<\/a>\u00a0to find out more about what can &amp; can\u2019t be recycled and how you can help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2025 Plastic Collected: 1,002 lbs. <\/strong>Thank you for helping us earn our bench! Stop by the gallery to see what your hard work earned for the Library.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>2026 Plastic Collected: 724 lbs.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<h3 class=\"box-title\">Balloon Recycling<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-35976 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Balloon-Recycling-Bin-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Balloon Recycling Bin\" width=\"138\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Balloon-Recycling-Bin-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Balloon-Recycling-Bin-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Balloon-Recycling-Bin-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Balloon-Recycling-Bin-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Balloon-Recycling-Bin-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Balloon-Recycling-Bin-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/>Continue to help the environment by recycling your balloons. We&#8217;ve partnered with Balloon Mission to help keep our oceans &amp; planet clean! If you&#8217;re having a birthday party, graduation party, or are using balloons for any other gathering, bring your deflated balloons to the library to recycle instead of putting them in the garbage. Balloon Mission accepts all deflated latex, foil, mylar, ribbons, confetti, water balloon pieces, and other balloon accessories. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/balloonmission.org\/\">Balloon Mission<\/a> and the good work they&#8217;re doing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<h3 class=\"box-title\">Print Releaf<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/printreleaf.com\/1ae226c0-a71e-42c9-a82a-089e8286fa49\/embed?locale=en\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<h3 class=\"box-title\">Shredding<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35380 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0124-Security-Consoles-Social-Post-300x157.png\" alt=\"Secure Shred-It bin showing a hand inserting documents into it.\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0124-Security-Consoles-Social-Post-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0124-Security-Consoles-Social-Post-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0124-Security-Consoles-Social-Post-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0124-Security-Consoles-Social-Post-700x366.png 700w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0124-Security-Consoles-Social-Post.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Do you have documents you need shredded? Simply, drop your documents into the secure shredding containers located by our fish tank and copy machines. Shred-It (shredit.com) will pick up the containers each month and take them to their secure facility to shred the documents inside. As a NAID, AAA-certified organization, Shred-It meets or exceeds the requirements established by the National Association for Information Destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Guidelines for document shredding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deposit only personal sensitive documents like bank statements, tax materials, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Do not insert junk mail, newspapers, generic print materials, CDs, or any other items.<\/li>\n<li>This service is for personal use only by our patrons. It is not for use by businesses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Library is proud to announce that we have received our Sustainable Library Certification through the Sustainable Libraries Initiative. 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