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Over 12 tonnes of old Yellow Pages saved from dumping in Surrey.

 

 

Recently published results from the Yellow pages recycling scheme show that, thanks to the distribution of over 30 special collection banks for old Yellow Pages in Woking and Guildford, precious landfill has been saved from the annual dumping of old directories

This latest initiative to �Do Your Bit� was run by Woking and Guildford Borough Councils in partnership with Surrey Waste Management and Yell�s Directory Recycling Scheme.  

The collection of old directories exceeded targets set by SWM and they hope to extend this innovative scheme to other parts of the county.

Jane Gunn Waste Minimisation Advisor explains �When the directories are placed in normal paper banks, the collections become �contaminated�. The dye and spine prevent them from being recycled with normal paper and that is why they have to be handled separately. With this scheme in place, the directories can be turned into new paper products or shredded for packaging or animal bedding�.

Adam Billiald from Yell�s Directory Recycling Scheme is delighted with the initiative. He comments �Collecting over 12 tonnes is an excellent achievement. It is great that so many old books can be recycled in to new paper products and kept away from landfill. Woking and Guildford Boroughs worked very hard with SWM to achieve these excellent results�.

 

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