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Un-recycled Phone Books Pile Up in Minnesota

Amanda Wills, May 19th, 2009

A state agency in Minnesota is pushing for an opt-in system that would allow customers to choose if they wanted to have a phone book delivered to their home. Currently, only 11 percent of phone books are recycled throughout Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, each resident receives an average of 13 pounds of phone books annually, translating to ... read more

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8 Ways to Make Every Day Earth Day

Kasen Seaver, April 20th, 2009

We're just as excited about Earth Day 2009 as you are, and we couldn't ask for a better holiday. In fact, we thought the name should be changed to "Everyone Drop What You're Doing, and Go Do Something Good for the Planet Day," but that's a little on the long side. But when all the fun, games and tree plantings have ... read more

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Real Readers: Love and Tape

Jennifer Berry, March 30th, 2009

Real Readers is an Earth911.com series featuring the stories of real people making a difference in the world. Are you or someone you know going above and beyond to do something for the Earth? Tell us about it! If you've ever read "The Concept of Mind" by Gilbert Ryle, you're probably familiar with the "ghost in the machine." Erika Iris ... read more

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‘Recycle as You Shop’

Lori Brown, January 12th, 2009

As a nation, we've become fairly accustomed to recycling our newspapers. In fact, we recycle them at an approximate rate of 75 percent (a passing grade). Catalogs, magazines, phone books and other paper sources, on the other hand, are a much different story. Approximately 80 percent of catalogs and magazines are landfilled each year, along with an estimated 660,000 tons of ... read more

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The Story of Phone Books

Brandy Norleen, January 12th, 2009

Have you received a new phone book recently? Do you have a stack of outdated editions filling the corner of your garage? Many people are unaware that phone books are recyclable, and every year 660,000 tons end up in landfills across the country. To learn more about these prevalent directories and how consumers and the industry are mitigating their environmental impact, Earth911 ... read more

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The Seven Cycles of Recycled Paper

Steve Uydess, September 29th, 2008

Paper, it is said, can be recycled up to seven times. Taken with the fact that recycled paper is also cheaper and easier to convert to pulp than wood, it makes an ideal candidate for collection and reuse. But what exactly are these seven cycles, and what happens to paper after this point? In order to answer these questions, we ... read more

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8 Ways to Green Your Paper Use

Trey Granger, September 8th, 2008

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, where we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. We may talk of a paperless world, but paper still makes up 35 percent of our solid waste. Even though new paper can be created by growing more trees, that doesn't mean we can't be smart about the paper we ... read more

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Tips for Recycling Phone Books

Trey Granger, September 4th, 2008

What do you do with a telephone directory once it has expired?  On average, we tend to get about two new phone books per year. Here’s how to handle your obsolete phone books. Check your community programs. Many local and state recycling facilities now accept them, possibly even through your curbside program.  Find out where you can recycle phone ... read more

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Facts About Phone Books

Trey Granger, September 4th, 2008

Telephone directories, or phone books, are in every American household. We usually get two or more each year. Despite the increase of Internet based telephone number directories, the production of phone books is on the rise. Here are some facts to get you thinking about how important it is to recycle your phone books. The EPA estimates that 37 percent of phone ... read more

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Phone Books

Raquel Fagan, September 4th, 2008


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