The Berry Co. completes three collection and recycling events

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The Berry Co. LLC, with corporate offices located throughout the country, has completed three Think Yellow, Go Green recycling programs in different U.S. regions. The company provides print and online business directories and shopping guides, including Yellow Pages products.

The company completed its seventh annual collection campaigns in Anchorage, Alaska, and in portions of Hawaii, and its first annual campaign in the Connecticut counties of New London, Middlesex and Windham.

For the programs, the company collected outdated telephone directories at various collection sites, including schools and grocery stores. Anchorage residents also could recycle the books in their curbside bins.

The Berry Co. says it is dedicated to ensuring there is a program to remove outdated directories when new directories are released.

“During delivery of the new Frontier Shopping Guide and throughout the year, The Berry Co. is committed to protecting our local environment through recycling and to raising awareness about sustainability in the communities we serve,” says Ray Carulli, branch manager of The Berry Co. in Connecticut. “We appreciate the support of the local residents and businesses in the area, who helped to bring our first annual Think Yellow, Go Green program to life in Connecticut.”

In Hawaii, some 10 tons of outdated directories were collected, the company reports. Furthermore, the Berry Co. adds, in many regions, including Hawaii and Anchorage, its telephone directories are 100 percent recyclable.

In Hawaii, the recycled telephone directories are either shipped off-island for recycling or are recovered as energy by the Honolulu waste-to-energy provider H-Power.