Press Release for Kauai Yellow Pages recycling contest
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Contact:
Stephanie Ortega
(808) 543-3548
Communications Pacific
HONOLULU – (www.HTYellowPages.com) – Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages began delivering its official Kauai County telephone directory to homes and businesses last week. In an effort to help keep Kauai green, it is also holding a telephone directory recycling contest for Kauai schools.
New Directories
The Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages have served as Hawaii’s official telephone directory for more than 50 years. This year, the new directories feature our popular restaurant, home improvement and other guides as well as updated emergency and community information, disaster preparedness guides and maps, and other important information. The Yellow Pages section will again feature 50 pieces of art by local keiki that was selected from among hundreds of entries in Hawaiian Telcom’s 2007 Kauai Keiki Art Contest, which is held annually.
“We work hard to ensure that the Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages continues to be the local favorite in terms of preference and usage,” said Doug Myers, senior vice president of HYP Media. “We pride ourselves on information that is complete, accurate and useful, and a directory that reflects the unique history and heritage of Hawaii.”
This year’s Kauai County directory cover features a photo of two girls looking across Hanalei Valley, taken by photographer N.R. Farbman in 1935. Hanalei Valley has historically been an important agricultural resource and remains Hawaii’s leading source of taro. The image was provided courtesy of Bishop Museum on Oahu, in whose Ray Jerome Baker Room everyone is welcome to research photos and all the other collections in the museum’s archives.
Residences and businesses can order additional directories online at www.HTYellowPages.com.
Phone Book Recycling
Hawaiian Telcom will also conduct a Phone Book Recycling Contest from Monday, March 3, through Monday, March 31, 2008. All Kaua‘i County public and private schools are eligible to compete in collecting telephone directories for recycling. Kaua‘i residents are invited to drop off all old or unwanted phone books at participating schools during school hours.
“Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages has been holding our recycling contest on Kauai for many years now and we’re happy to continue the tradition this year,” said Doug Myers, senior vice president of HYP Media. “Garden Isle Disposal has been a great partner and strong supporter of recycling on Kauai and we’re happy to work with them again.”
Participating schools must take collected phone books to Garden Isle Disposal at 2666 Niumalu Road. They can be dropped off Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. or 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Garden Isle Disposal will keep track of the total weight of directories that each school recycles and provide each school with receipts.
Awards are based on the total weight of the telephone books collected:
First Place: $700 Fourth Place: $200
Second Place: $500 Fifth Place: $100
Third Place: $300
Participating schools are encouraged to get the community involved in the phone book recycling effort. Students can organize special contests and recycling drives, and can contact businesses to increase telephone book collections.
Schools interested in signing up to participate should call Stephanie Ortega at (808) 543-3548 or visit www.HTYellowPages.com. A list of participating schools will also be posted on the website.
After the completion of the recycling contests, Garden Isle Disposal will ship the phone books to an off-shore recycler where they will be processed into paper products.
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