. >> president dale roberts would not confirm whether his company has a contractit not up to them which items get shredded. >> you sign a contract with anybody. we sign a contract with the bookstore. >> mcgraw-hill did not respond to my repeated requests for an in person interview and did not confirm whether it had a contract with the local plant, but a spokesperson was eager to tell me that they donate whenever possible. donated just in the last year. he said they recycle books that are damaged or when they are out-of-date or have not been updated and could not otherwise be donated. so i took the out-of-date books to a local preschool. >> i can't look at any of these and think that they are outdated. >> many of her preschoolers have no real books of their own. >> it just really is incredible to me that they think that these are worth shredding. >> she says she understands the business, but it breaks heart and she wonders what a difference it would make for kids in my dinah and beyond. >> it is very sad, because we need books more than we need napkins. >> that employee has donated many