Telephone Book Recycling

Don't pitch those old telephone books!  In hopes that all Wake County citizens and businesses will recycle their telephone books this year, the County has added five new sites to the annual Telephone Book Recycling Program, which begins Monday, February 10, and ends Friday, April 11.

The 12^th annual recycling event features 33 sites in all 12 Wake County municipalities. Each recycling site features a 30-cubic yard container for telephone books and a recycling bin for plastic bags.

"A lot of people bring their old phone books to the sites in plastic bags, and if these are tossed into the same container as the phone books it can cause problems for our recycler," said Marshall Parrish, Wake County Environmental Program Specialist.

Wake County Recycling Coordinator Lowell Shaw said participation increased last year when the County extended the program, so it is running for nine weeks again this year.

Nearly 1.8 million telephone directories (BellSouth, Sprint, Triangle Area Telephone Directory and Talking Phone Book) were distributed in Wake County in 2002. That equals 2,695 tons that could be recycled this year!

Click here for telephone book drop-off locations and more information.

Questions?  Call 856-6186.