You need to realize that phonebook papers are 100 percent recyclable. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data. Nonetheless, phonebook papers are 100 percent recyclable and are used primarily toyou guessed itmake new phonebooks. Old or obsolete cell phones can be donated to organizations for reuse or recycling. On the big island, that partner is hilo recycler mr.
All participating schools will receive a cash prize for their involvement. All curbside recycling programs accept phone books as mixed waste paper. On july 2, 2018, cincinnati bell purchased hawaiian telcom holdco, inc. Hoopoaiapuni top 10 reasons to recycle good for our economy american companies rely on recycling programs to provide the raw materials they need to make new products. Hawaiian telcom directories are 100percent recyclable. Thank you for your interest in the think yellow, go green recycling program. Come on, hawaiian tel assume responsibility for the massive pollution the old phone books create. It was the second telephone company chartered in hawaii, after the hawaiian bell telephone company in 1880. Hawaiian telcom was founded in 1883 as the mutual telephone company, chartered under the kingdom of hawaii. Why hawaii county no longer recycles paper, plastic big. The schools student body has decreased with time, and only 1,778 phone books were recovered last year, tanabe said.
Hawaii electronics recycling hawaii department of health. How to recycle yellow pages, white pages, phone books. The berry company, publisher of the official hawaiian telcom yellow pages, is partnering with schools on the islands of hawaii, kauai, lanai, maui and. Apr 15, 2016 hawaiian telcom directories are 100percent recyclable. Because phone books are made of paper, their pages are 100 percent recyclable. Project redirectory at 18009534400 for a bin near you. Best 30 appliance recycling centers in oahu, hi with. Dvd players, digital cameras, fax machines, landline telephones, laptops. What do we do with all of those old telephone books. Hawaii county announced today that it will no longer accept paper and plastics for recycling at its transfer stations starting midoctober. Apr 20, 2017 from april 20 through may 30, 2017, neighbor island residents are invited to help local schools on each island compete to collect outdated hawaii telecom directories as the 2017 directories are.
It is best to check your local guidelines for recycling to ensure you have prepped your phone book properly before tossing it in a bin. Pearl city shopping center, mauka of bowling alley. Hawaiian telcom directories are 100 percent recyclable. Commercial generators should deliver to recycling facilities unitek. We also respond to recycling questions via our 24hour telephone infolines. Trash flyer for information on sorting refuse, and visit the ehso website for all categories of waste disposal procedures. Phone book of the world, iconic pop up store location. On hawaii, kauai, lanai and maui the materials are converted into an array of new products, including building insulation, writing and copier papers, newsprint and paper towels. Yet there was dissent among council members prior to the meeting, with one submitting. The berry company, publisher of the official hawaiian telcom yellow pages, is partnering with schools across hawaii for its think yellow, go.
Whiteyellowpages hawaii hawaii whiteyellowpages is your local hawaii directory and hawaii city guide. The economics of recycling in hawaii hawaii business. Please visit our display booths at community events throughout the year. Island schools launch recycling drive and environmental. Maui schools compete to recycle old phone books hawaii news. The economics of recycling in hawaii hawaii business magazine.
The school is participating in hawaiian telcoms 2007 island of hawaii telephone book recycling program, where you can drop off any outdated telephone directories, regardless of publisher, at. Traditionally, recycling phonebooks is simply using the old ones to make new phonebooks. In fact, most phonebooks distributed today are made from refabricated old phonebook pages mixed with some scrap wood to strengthen the fibers for reuse. Oahu residents advised to recycle those old phone books. Redemption center locations hours of operations are subject to change. Recycle old telephone directories in maui maui magazine. Recycling services hawaii oahu environmental recycling. Recycle hawaii leads solid waste reduction education and innovative reuse programs on hawaii island. This bill is intended to reduce waste and promote product stewardship. We have a team of trained field technicians to come to your facility, package your items in the most cost effective manner to help in reducing the costs and better maximizing your budgets. An original owner was archibald scott cleghorn, father of princess kaiulani. If you cant, use the recycle directory for residents to find out where you can. A landline phone is any phone that is connected to a physical telephone line, such as a home phone line. If the phone book is wrapped in any plastic, please remove this packaging before recycling the phone book.
The website includes a zip codebased search engine that gives consumers various local recycling. Maui schools compete to recycle old phone books maui now. Hawaiian tel clueless about recycling its phone books. Hawaii electronics recycling convenient, local, earthfriendly electronic device recycling site. Dec 05, 2008 earth 911 recycle your old phonebooks if you have curbside recycling, just toss them in there. Get involved and join one of our sponsored education and outreach events. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. In communities without curbside recycling pick up, local recycling depots will accept them along with other mixed paper products. Hawaii countys recycling program fell apart not because of a lack of markets, but because of dirty garbage dumped into the twobin system, the hawaii county council learned earlier this. Apr 22, 2014 the berry company, publisher of the official hawaiian telcom yellow pages, is partnering with schools across hawaii for its think yellow, go green telephone directory recycling campaign. After the close of the contest, the telephone directories are shipped offisland for recycling. On city streets in honolulu area halawa to hawaii kai dead animals will be collected by the refuse division. Uh manoa bgm recycling university of hawaii at manoa.
Whiteyellowpages makes it easier to find anything in hawaii by allowing you to search six different hawaii yellow pages, six different hawaii white pages, or the web from one page. Keep america beautiful type in your zip code to learn how to recycle your outdated phone book or call 877. Your entire phone book can be recycled, including the binding. Those who live in multifamily condo or apartment buildings often cant opt out of receiving phone books, and sometimes a phone book is necessary where internet access isnt available. Feb 27, 2007 if your old telephone books are starting to stack up in the corner of your home, parker school in waimea on the big island can help clear some space.
Roy gained his experience managing and operating the used auto parts and sales division for ace towing in sand island. Its incinerated to produce electricity, which is sold to hawaiian electric. This fair is claming to be a vast resource of knowledge for recycling. Hawaii county recycling bins will no longer accept papers. Mililani and hawaii kai were the first communities and assisted the city in gathering information and refining the system in pilot programs that began october 2007. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35. Hawaii phone book and hawaii phone directory makes searching for businesses and people in hawaii easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and. Call the rcbc recycling hotline for more information. With comprehensive contact information, including cell phone numbers, for over 275 million people nationwide, and smartcheck, the fast, comprehensive background check compiled from criminal and other records from all 50 states. Contact your local yellow pages publisher for phone book recycling dropoff locations. The program features eight 8 drop bins located throughout the island. Please click here to go to our new recyclingrefuse map to find the correct receptacle nearest to you. Also see hawaii humane societys animal service directory.
The sixth annual program kicks off today, and lasts through the end of may concurrent with the 2014 hawaiian telcom yellow pages directory delivery on. Our skilled crews can salvage up to 80% of a structure for reuse and recycling. County of hawaii department of environmental management. Leave name and contact number and you will be contacted monday. Hawaii phone book and hawaii phone directory makes searching for businesses and people in hawaii easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and phone directory in hawaii. However, sometimes phone books are delivered with extra items such as a plastic bag or magnets and those should be separated prior to recycling. From april 20 through may 30, 2017, neighbor island residents are invited to help local schools on each island compete to collect outdated hawaii telecom directories as the 2017 directories are. Step up and provide and publicize a way to recycle your old. Recycling programs that accept one mixed paper product will usually accept them all, but its always a good idea to confirm with your local recycler. The islandwide expansion began one year following the pilot, and new communities were added every six months. Mar 17, 2017 nonetheless, phonebook papers are 100 percent recyclable and are used primarily toyou guessed itmake new phonebooks. Our business listing may include short bios including phone, fax if available, address, website, rating and more. Local schools on each island will compete to collect the most outdated telephone directories, which will keep the directories out of landfills through recycling. Despite waiakeas earlier successes, subsequent years have seen weaker showings.
In fact, most phonebooks distributed today are made from refabricated old phonebook pages mixed with. Many people might simply throw these landline phones in the trash as they reduce or eliminate the phone lines in their homes and offices. Apr 23, 2019 local schools on each island will compete to collect the most outdated telephone directories, which will keep the directories out of landfills through recycling. If you wont use a printed phone book, opting out offers some great green advantages. If your old telephone books are starting to stack up in the corner of your home, parker school in waimea on the big island can help clear some space. However, magnets and other contaminants inside the directory and spines might make them difficult to recycle. Check your local phone book for recycling information, usually in the front or back.
Apr 22, 2018 on the big island, that partner is hilo recycler mr. Earth 911 recycle your old phonebooks if you have curbside recycling, just toss them in there. Old telephone directories can be recycled starting friday. Jun 11, 2012 the paper used for telephone books falls under the paper grade category of mixed paper, which is where youll also find paper products such as cereal boxes, greeting cards and magazines. Landline phones include cordless phones and traditional wiredhandset models. Many recyclers do not accept telephone books, given that the fibers that are used are too short to be reformulated into new paper.
Perhaps therell be alternative sites for recycling phone books mentioned at the upcoming recycling fair at blaisdell this weekend nov. In 2008, hawaii has become the first state to propose optin legislation, where telephone book publishers would be required to obtain confirmation from recipients prior to delivery of the directory. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Recycling and buying recycled products encourages manufacturers to produce more recycled content products, decreasing waste, lowering our dependence on imported materials and creating a more. Recycled materials include types of glass, paper, metal, plastic, electronics, batteries, tires, construction and demolition material, as well as organics, such as. Our yellow pages search can help you to find both small and large businesses instantly. Ewa beach khnl if you are tired of looking at your old phone books piling up, now is the time to load them up and take them to a convenient recycling center. Hawaiian telcom encourages phone book recycling hawaiian telcom encourages phone book recycling advertising honolulu hawaiian telcom yellow pages is encouraging people to recycle old telephone books as part of a think yellow, go green campaign this month.
And recycle your old ones by reading below for more information. Whitepages is the authority in people search, established in 1997. Reuse hawaii is a licensed contractor, offering deconstruction services to homeowners, contractors, architects and building owners. Parker school will recycle your old telephone books the. Hawaiian telcom encourages phone book recycling hawaiian telcom encourages phone book recycling advertising honolulu hawaiian telcom yellow pages is encouraging people to recycle old telephone books as part of a think yellow, go. Telephone directories minnesota pollution control agency. As new telephone directories are being delivered on oahu, outdated ones can be recycled beginning friday at local malls as part of the annual think yellow go green recycling campaign. Dirty recycling dooms hawaii island program the garden. If curbside recycling is offered in your community, you will likely have the ability to recycle yellow pages directories by putting them in your curbside bin.
We have performed hundreds of projects on oahu, including residential and commercial projects. The recycling campaign has collected more than 300 tons of old phone books for recycling in hawaii over the past three years, the company said in a statement. Coh recycling and transfer stations island wide 808. All participating schools will receive a cash prize for their involvement in the program, and one school will win a grand prize. According to a press release, the countys current 2bin recycling program includes a mixed bin for recycling of paper, plastic, cardboardboxboard and aluminumtin.
Students helping with phone book recycling hawaii news now. When youve got the need to recycle a phone book or two, follow these steps. Recycling protocols the section below describes the receptacles located throughout the uh manoa campus. To start searching, simply enter the type of business you are looking for along with the city and state or zip code it is located in. Oasis environmental group, llc offers companies in hawaii a better solution for managing their environmental compliance. Can i recycle the entire phone book or do i need to remove the binding.