New Yellow Pages are appearing at homes across Warwickshire over the next few weeks, sparking an appeal for people to think green and not just throw their old copy in the general waste bin.
All 221,000 of Warwickshire's households are to receive a new Yellow Pages over the next few weeks meaning the old ones will be redundant.
Warwickshire County Council and fellow borough and district authorities that make up the Warwickshire Waste Partnership, are this week encouraging all residents to recycle their old yellow pages rather than put it in their rubbish bin.
Each of the old yellow pages weighs 1.464kg, which means that in Warwickshire there'll be an extra 323.5 tonnes of paper entering the waste stream.
If people put these in their general waste bins the material will go straight to landfill, but if people recycle them, the material will be made into a range of useful materials such as cardboard, packaging, insulation material and newsprint.
All districts and boroughs are now able to collect Yellow Pages in the kerbside recycling box or bin. Yellow pages can also be taken to any paper recycling bank across the county (visit www.recyclemore.co.uk to find your nearest site).
Cllr Martin Heatley, Chair of Warwickshire Waste Partnership and Warwickshire County Council's Portfolio Holder for the Environment, said: "It's such a massive amount of paper, it would be fantastic if every single resident in Warwickshire could help the environment by recycling their yellow pages this year."
More information on Waste Minimisation and Recycling can be found by visiting www.warwickshire.gov.uk/recyclewarks
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For interview please contact Emily Martin, Waste Minimisation Officer, on
01926 418088 or emilymartin@warwickshire.gov.uk
