Yellow to Green Will be Winning Combination for Laredo Scouts
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Jun 16, 2009, 0 Comments
Local Brownie Troop #9173 join everyone’s favorite environmentally friendly trashcan mascot, Willie Bote, and the AT&T Real Yellow Pages mascot to help kick off the annual AT&T Phone Book Recycling Contest. This year’s contest will pit Laredo Boy and Girl Scouts in a competition to collect the most outdated AT&T phone books. For every 10 books, a scout earns a merit badge, as well as helps to save Laredo’s environment.
In the past few years, approximately 8,000 books have been collected each year. While quite an impressive number, over 75,000 new phone books are distributed every summer, which means that there are literally, tons of old phonebooks not being recycled, and possibly, being thrown into the landfill.
According to the Recycling Alliance of Texas, recycling one ton of material saves 17 trees; 7,000 gallons of water; 60 pounds of air pollution; 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space; and 4,100 kilowatts of electricity.
The recycling campaign saves natural resources and landfill space. Old phone books can be recycled into a wide variety of products, such as bathroom tissue, paper towels, cereal boxes and new directories.
To donate your outdate phone book, drop them off at the following AT&T locations: 5704 N. San Bernardo Avenue; 3806 South Highway 83; and 5711 McPherson, Suite 204; or at the City of Laredo Recycling Drop-Off Center at 2200 McPherson, or of course, in your blue recycling bag.
