OAHU, HI — (Marketwire) — 03/19/12 — Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages in conjunction with its sales agent, The Berry Company, LLC, announced that with the strong support of the local community, were able to recycle more than 60 tons of outdated telephone directories. Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages and Berry partnered with West Oahu Aggregate, HPOWER, the Lokahi Giving Project and several area shopping malls to carry out a month-long recycling effort as part of its annual Think Yellow Go Green program.
For more than five years, Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages and Berry have been dedicated to keeping directories out of landfills through recycling. This year was no exception as the community collected over 60 tons of outdated directories. HPOWER converts the reused directories to refuse-derived fuel, which generates electricity for more than 40,000 homes.
“This year–s program was a great success,” said Ray Carulli, client services regional director of The Berry Company in Oahu. “We are thrilled we were able to recycle over 60 tons of outdated directories. We want to thank the community for its outstanding support.”
During the recycling program, members of the Lokahi Giving Project staffed the drop-off locations. Oahu residents dropped off their outdated telephone directories at four shopping malls on the island: Ward Centers, Windward Mall, Kahala Mall and the Town Center of Mililani.
West Oahu Aggregate, local specialists in waste management solutions, picked up the directories and delivered them to HPOWER. The recycler processed the books into refuse-derived fuel, generating up to 57 megawatts of energy for Hawaiian Electric Company.
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The Berry Company, LLC, is a leading provider of local online, search, video and print solutions. Its local leads experts help over 170,000 businesses in 41 states market their businesses to local consumers. As an authorized reseller of YP.com in all of its markets, The Berry Company provides its clients with online listings and video advertising through this leading national Internet Yellow Pages site. The company is a Google Qualified Company, offering Google AdWords and other solutions to its clients.
Since its founding more than 100 years ago, The Berry Company has offered exceptional service, local market expertise and a strong portfolio of solutions. For more information, please visit .
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Contact:
Laura Cole
The Berry Company
402-473-9504