What to do with old Yellow Pages

Its that time of year again - when the streets of Shropshire are awash with shrink wrapped Yellow Pages left on every doorstep of every home and business in the county!

Of course you can tear the old one up into pieces (if you are super strong) and compost it at home no problem.  They rot down really well and produce good quality compost if mixed with green garden waste and fruit and vegetable peelings.

Of course a slightly easier option is being plugged by the local councils who are encouraging people to recycle them in the kerbside recycling boxes along with your newspaper and magazines. 

Of course the best thing to do environmentally speaking though is to avoid all this unnecessary waste in the first place. Just use the websites instead!  To do your bit for the environment simply contact the companies and ask to be removed from their distribution lists.  For more information visit www.saynotophonebooks.org