Businesses and householders in Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff Coleraine, Poole, Purbeck, Swale and Warwick are being encouraged to take part in a campaign to collect old Yellow Pages when new editions are distributed.
Where councils have existing kerbside schemes, residents will be able to put their Yellow Pages in their boxes or bags for collection with their other recyclables.
Many council campaigns have received funding from the Directory Recycling Scheme. The Directory Recycling Scheme is sponsored by Yellow Pages and works with local authorities to increase the number of directories that are recycled. The Yellow Pages are recycled into animal bedding.
Susan Pitt, recycling officer for Purbeck District Council said: “It has never been easier to recycle your old Yellow Pages. Simply place them in your green kerbside box or take them to the civic amenity site.”
In Poole, the council has received funding from the Directory Recycling Scheme for special recycling bins. The bins which are clearly marked with Yellow Pages recycling stickers will be located at supermarket car parks.
Louise Lowans, recycling officer for Poole, said: “If every household in Poole threw away its Yellow Pages, it would cost the council more than 2,000 to dispose of them all in landfill sites. Residents can now add the directories to the council’s black box kerbside recycling scheme or place them in the three special Yellow Pages recycling banks set up in the borough.”
Trees
In Bristol and Swale residents will be able to recycle their Yellow Pages via the council’s kerbside collection scheme and the Directory Recycling Scheme is also sponsoring an initiative which it hopes will increase participation in the scheme. In both areas, the Directory Recycling Scheme will dedicate an area of trees in a Woodland Trust woodland to four residents whose directory is selected at random.
Peter Chegwidden, Swale’s recycling officer, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded funding from The Directory Recycling Scheme for this programme, and in particular for the attractive prizes for our residents. We hope the convenience of the kerbside collection and the incentive of the prize draw will be a great encouragement to our residents to recycle their old Yellow Pages.”
The Directory Recycling Scheme has also given funding for special Yellow Pages recycling banks to Warwick District Council and Bournemouth Council and has given a grant to Bristol City Council to assist with the collections.
Adam Billiald, co-ordinator of The Directory Recycling Scheme, said: “Supporting local authorities to recycle directories is a major strategy for Yellow Pages in promoting environment-friendly activities.”
Mike Hartland, Bournemouth Council's recycling officer, said: “We are delighted to have received the funding which will enable us to site five special recycling banks across the area. We hope that having these special banks will be a great encouragement to our residents to recycle their old Yellow Pages.”
Campaigns are also being run by The Directory Recycling Scheme and local councils to encourage children to recycle Yellow Pages. The school-based recycling competitions in Dundee, Rugby and Coleraine will see prizes of 500 given to the schools that collect the most old Yellow Pages in each area.
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