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Every “good” object thrown away is a blow to the heart for Claudio Marcantonio, the (now historic) operator of the Guglionesi municipal eco-center. Imagine the books. When you see those dusty volumes, school texts or crime novels that they are, you can’t really entrust them to the paper container and then the vehicle heading to some recycling plant, aware that their destiny will be to be destroyed, smashed, pressed, bleached. Recycling is okay, in fact it is your life’s mission. But Claudio goes further when he passes between the broom and the containers of differentiated pages and pages full of words, thoughts, experiences and life stories. When it comes to books, in short.
I mean, she doesn’t make books drop, if I understand correctly
“Let’s say I save them in time so they don’t end up in the paper bin for recycling. Because I believe that books are immortal, that they can have many lives and multiply indefinitely. If you’ve read a book, for example, who says someone else can’t read it? “
So she gets them back?
“Yes, whenever I can”
And did you create a library?
“Here she is. She is still small, but has the advantage of being free”
Claudio Marcantonio, who keeps the eco-center clean as if it were his home, opens the door of the small and well-organized aluminum shed that serves as a refuge and a place of tools for the eco-center operators, where he himself cares for children and adults. discarded objects but in good condition, which are given a second life by assembling parts, gluing, repairing the repairable without ever being discouraged. On the back wall there is a cabinet (also recycled, ça va sans dire) containing several books.
They are ordered by genre: there are thrillers, sentimental novels, historical books, encyclopedia, essays.
“I have always liked to read. So I enjoy sorting the books that people bring here and sorting them by topic. Whoever wants can come and get them, everything is free ”.
You basically created a kind of library here at the eco-center …
“If you want to call it that. I would say that it is a library, small and without the need for cards or paying anything. If a citizen likes to read, they can come and choose the book they prefer and take it home. “
Do you know that this is an extraordinary idea?
“Really? It seems the least to me, I am very sorry that books, capable of giving intense and exciting emotions, have to end up in the pulp. Especially in this period when we are all at home, or at least we should be there , a good book is the best possible company ”.
Green economy? Claudio has it in his DNA. And he uses it whenever he gets the chance. Take Christmas. Have you ever seen a recycling center with a decorated tree and a nativity scene? In Guglionesi you can see it.
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“This nativity scene – he explains showing his delicious work – had been discarded even though the characters had few imperfections. Just paste a few heads, put some details back in place. And the same for the Christmas tree ”.
It’s hard to imagine anything more eco-sustainable than Claudio’s sense of recycling.
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