Eco Encore, a Seattle-based nonprofit that re-sells donated books, CDs, DVDs and software online to raise funds for 14 environmental organization in the Pacific Northwest is throwing the Ton of Books used media drive in conjunction with the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen next month.

Throughout November Eco Encore has been collecting used books, CDs, DVDs and software from people in the Seattle area in the hopes of getting a ton, or 2,000 pounds, by Monday, November 30. After assuming an average weight for books, CDs and DVDs at 12, 4.6 and 3.6 ounces respectively, Eco Encore estimates that it needs 2,667 donated books, 6,957 CDs, or 8,889 DVDs to reach their goal. To anyone who doesn’t want to see their unwanted or outdated media end up in a landfill, they say, why not donate it and do something small to reduce both waste and carbon emissions?

“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,” the organization announced in a press release at the beginning of the month.

Donations are being accepted at 27 partner locations around Seattle, including Queen Anne Books and Center School in Queen Anne, the Magnolia Community Center, and RE Store in Ballard. You can also drop off donations at the Eco Encore offices in Pioneer Square.

Eco Encore will be adding up to total donations from the Ton of Books used media drive and posting it to their website by Monday, December 7, the first day of COP15. They will also be sending a letter with the names of everyone who contributed to the drive to Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. If you make a donation, be sure to include your contact information so you can be included in that letter.

Since October 2002 Eco Encore has diverted an estimated 25 tons of paper and plastic from local landfills by shipping over 26,000 media items to 51 countries worldwide.