3 More Weekends to Recycle Phone Books
Jan 29th, 2010 by Capsun
I know, I know, your blogger (that would be me) has been negligent in blogging. Oh how the mighty have fallen! From posting daily, to posting weekly of late, I haven’t posted in two weeks. I may be too busy to blog, but we can never be too busy to recycle.
I received this in an email from a Hawaiian Telcom PR person and really believe in this program and doing what we can to help the environment:
The neat thing about this project is that Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages has partnered with to make the result a lasting impression on Oahu. All recycled directories will be processed at Island Shell, a local recycling plant, and converted into environmentally safe products including materials for vehicle oil change kits, mulch and wall insulation products which will then be sold and used locally. Think Yellow Go Green will ensure its mission is supported on each island from start to finish.
This program only runs through Feb. 14.
Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages wants to exceed last year’s total of 90 tons to ensure all outdated directories are recycled into usable goods.
Here are the remaining weekends for the program:
- Friday, January 29 through Sunday, January 31
- Friday, February 5 through Sunday, February 7
- Friday, February 12 through Sunday, February 14
You can drop off your telephone directories from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the following locations:
- Ward Centers (@Ward_Centers on Twitter)
- Windward Mall (@WindwardMall on Twitter)
45-056 Kamehameha Hwy. in Kaneohe - Waikele Premium Outlets
94-790 Lumiaina St. in Waikele - Kahala Mall (@KahalaMallCtr on Twitter)
4211 Waialae Ave. in Kahala
Of course, if you really want to do something good for the environment, try foregoing the printed directories entirely! After all, the Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages are available online, for free. At every job I’ve held since college, I’ve recycled the phone books and not accepted the replacements. Think of all the trees and energy we can save if we all did that.
Mahalo!
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Oh! When I was packing to move I dropped my phone books in the recycle bin! I didn’t know any better!
yeah, but how do we opt out of the phone books. the ones they delivered this year are still sitting in the bag next to the door. I never wanted them in the first place?! I haven’t used a phone book in a million years. or since google was invented.
@ Joscie: Me too! I wish I could just decline the phone books in the first place. I have tried to stop the guy from leaving it on my door, but he wouldn’t!
I threw my phone books in the city’s blue reycle bin. I wonder if its’ going to end up just in the trash. bummer!
Honestly, I don’t know how to get them to remove a name/address from their distribution. I do know if you’re home or at the office when they come to deliver the directories, you can refuse it then. I’ve actually done that in the past.