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Local Schools Make Honor Roll for Phone Directory Recycling Efforts
HONOLULU, HI, Nov 04, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Four schools ranked at the top of the class this year as they
received first place honors in The Berry Company's Think Yellow, Go
Green Telephone Directory Recycling Contest. The contest was hosted
by The Berry Company, the local publisher of the Hawaiian Telcom
Yellow Pages. The winning schools were presented with a check and
recognized for their outstanding efforts in recycling telephone
directories.
"We're so pleased with the strong participation from our local
schools, and delighted to personally congratulate the winners," said
Scott Szczekocki, division manager for HYP Media. "With our schools'
support, we collected more than 105 tons of outdated directories to
recycle across the islands this year."
This year's recycling contest took place on Hawaii, Kauai, Lanai,
Maui and Molokai. More than 50 schools participated in the program in
May 2009. Students were encouraged to take part in the contest and
schools that collected the most directories per student won cash
prizes. The first place winner on Maui, Montessori Hale O Keiki, will
use the money to fund the school's organic garden that students help
plant and harvest. St. Joseph Elementary on Hawaii will use the money
for the school's extracurricular robotics club, which meets weekly to
encourage students' interest in science and engineering.
Earlier in the year, the phone books collected by the schools were
transferred to participating island recyclers, including Orchid
Island Rubbish and Recycling, Maui Disposal, Garden Isle Disposal and
Makoa Trucking. These recycling partners then transported the
directories to Island Shell LLC in Honolulu -- where Island Shell
processed the directories and turned them into usable recycled
materials, from insulation and roofing to mulch for use in Hawaii.
The Berry Company is committed to environmentally responsible
business practices, which includes 100 percent recyclable directories
with safe inks, dyes and high percentages of post-consumer recycled
material. Additionally, consumers may now choose downloadable
directories or CDs as their primary directory. More information is
available on
www.htyellowpages.com.
Think Yellow, Go Green Contest Results
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Hawaii (Big Island)
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Total Results: 16,611 pounds of books collected
First Place ($700): St. Joseph Elementary School
Second Place ($500): Hualalai Academy
Third Place ($300): Waiakeawaena Elementary School
Fourth Place ($200): Laupahoehoe High & Elementary School
Fifth Place ($100): Waiakea High School
Kauai
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Total Results: 2,530 pounds of books collected
First Place ($700): Waimea Canyon Middle School
Second Place ($500): St. Catherine School
Third Place ($300): King Kaumualli Elementary School
Fourth Place ($200): Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
Maui
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Total Results: 10,280 pounds of books collected
First Place ($700): Montessori Hale O Keiki
Second Place ($500): King Kekaulike High School
Molokai
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Total Results: 2,088 pounds of books collected
First Place ($400): Kualapu'u Elementary New Century Public School
Additionally, the only school on Lanai, Lanai High and Elementary
School, was awarded $250 for collecting 2,100 pounds of books.
To find out more about Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages and the recycling
program, visit www.htyellowpages.com or www.ThinkYellowGoGreen.com.
About HYP Media
HYP Media Finance LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Local Insight
Media Holdings, Inc. ("Local Insight Media"), which through its
operating subsidiaries and affiliate companies provides
lead-generating directory and local search solutions for
approximately 340,000 businesses in the U.S. and the Caribbean. Local
Insight Media owns and operates seven yellow pages and local search
companies, including The Berry Company LLC, which it acquired in
April 2008. Now the fifth largest directory publisher in the United
States Local Insight Media provides print and online directories in
42 states, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, generating
approximately $718 million in pro forma annual revenue. It is also the
largest provider of outsourced directory services to incumbent
telephone companies in the United States. For more information,
please see www.localinsightmedia.com.
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SBC PR
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Email Contact
SOURCE: The Berry Company
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