North Dorset households urged to recycle old Yellow Pages in kerbside scheme - 11 November 2003
Householders across North Dorset are being urged to participate in a Yellow Pages recycling campaign, which starts when the new edition of the Bournemouth directory, featuring the ‘walking fingers’ logo on the front cover, is delivered across the area.The campaign is being run by North Dorset District Council and supported by the Directory Recycling Scheme, which is sponsored by Yellow Pages. The aim is to collect thousands of old Yellow Pages - featuring sandcastles on the front cover - and recycle them into animal bedding via the council’s kerbside recycling scheme.
The campaign has been boosted by a grant from the Directory Recycling Scheme to allow residents to recycle their old Yellow Pages by using their kerbside box.
Karen Evans, recycling promotions officer with North Dorset District Council said: "It has never been easier to recycle your old Yellow Pages. Simply place them in your regular kerbside box or take them to your local civic amenity sites at Wincombe Business Park, Shaftesbury or to Blandford Heights Industrial Estate."
Adam Billiald, co-ordinator of the Directory Recycling Scheme, said: "Supporting local authorities to recycle directories is a major environmental strategy for Yellow Pages. I encourage everyone to do their bit for the environment and recycle their directory via the council’s kerbside scheme."
Further information can be obtained by contacting customer services, on 01258 454111.
For media enquiries, please contact Karen Evans, recycling promotions officer at North Dorset District Council on 01258 484019 or Adam Billiald, the Directory Recycling Scheme, on 023 8023 6806.
Notes to editors
Council kerbside scheme
The kerbside collection scheme operates on a fortnightly basis across homes in North Dorset. We recycle newspaper, catalogues and junk mail (excluding plastics and envelopes), plastics and cans.
Yellow Pages
Yellow Pages are published by Yell, a leading international directories business operating in the classified advertising market through printed, online and telephone-based media. Yell’s products in the UK also include the Business Pages directory, Yell.com, Yellow Pages 118 24 7 and in the US, Yellow Book and Yellowbook.com.
The Directory Recycling Scheme
The Directory Recycling Scheme, sponsored by Yellow Pages, works with local authorities to encourage an increase in the number of Yellow Pages directories that UK households recycle. It runs a freephone helpline (0800 671 444)* for the public to call to find out the nearest recycling point for their old Yellow Pages. Internet users can find this information via www.yellgroup.com.
* Lines open Monday - Friday from 8.30am - 5.30pm
