HONOLULU, July 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages in conjunction with its sales agent, The Berry Company, LLC, announced that with the strong support of the local community, were able to recycle more than 29,119 lbs of outdated telephone directories as part of the company's annual Think Yellow, Go Green program. Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages and Berry teamed up with schools on the islands of Hawaii, Kauai, Lanai, Maui and Molokai to collect the outdated directories for recycling. The program, which ran April 25 – May 25, 2012, pinned local schools up against each other to see which school could recycle the most telephone directories for prizes.
In addition, Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages and Berry partnered with Hawaii Foodbank to host a community food drive, for the second consecutive year. By using the recyclable directory delivery bags, Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages and Berry encouraged the community to fill the bags with nonperishable food items.
"This year's program was one of our best yet," said Ray Carulli, client services regional director of The Berry Company in Oahu. "We want to thank the community for its outstanding support."
Similar to previous years, schools received cash prizes for their participation in the recycling program. Award amounts varied depending on where the school is located and the amount of directories recycled at that school. After the close of the contest, the recycled telephone directories were shipped to Oahu to be recycled. West Oahu Aggregate, local specialists in waste management solutions, picked up the directories and delivered them to HPOWER. The recycler processed the books into refuse-derived fuel, generating up to 57 megawatts of energy for Hawaiian Electric Company.
For more information about the recycling program, visit ThinkYellowGoGreen.com.
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