| INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 11, 2013 - With nearly ten tons of old phone books collected, Greenbriar Elementary School outdistanced thirteen other area schools to take first place in the fifth annual YP Project ReDirectory® phone book recycling school challenge.Greenbriar collected 8.49 tons of directories, and finishing in second place was Fortville Elementary with 3.91 tons. Paul I. Miller Elementary School # 114 came in third place collecting 2.89 tons. Greenbriar won the top cash prize of $650, Fortville won $300, School 114 won $200, and the other 11 participating schools won $100 each.”I am thrilled for the students at Greenbriar who reached out to the community by knocking on doors in order to collect the most directories,” said Angela Mansfield, Indianapolis city-county councilor. “On behalf of the entire council I want to say thank you and congratulations for a job well done.”A total of nearly 36 tons of old phone books was collected this year by the schools and Republic Services locations. Republic Services donated the recycling containers and services and contributed $250 toward the prize for the first-place winner.
Prizes totaling $2,000 were awarded by YP, the local search, media and advertising company which offers the Indianapolis YP Real Yellow Pages, the YP.com site, and the YP mobile app.
The complete results from this year’s Indianapolis YP Project ReDirectory® phone book recycling challenge are:
School 2012 Weights Prizes
Greenbriar Elementary 8.49 tons $650
Fortville Elementary 3.91 tons $300
Paul I. Miller Elementary #114 2.89 tons $200
Southport High School 2.67 tons $100
Sunnyside Elementary 2.32 tons $100
Decatur Central CHOICE Academy 2.2 tons $100
Bunker Hill Elementary 1.88 tons $100
Northview Middle School 1.65 tons $100
Westfield High School 1.58 tons $100
Irvington Community School 1.36 tons $100
Lawrence North High School 1.33 tons $100
Jonathan Jennings Elementary 1.21 tons $100
Herron High School 0.97 tons $100
Abraham Lincoln Elementary 0.55 tons $100
Greenbriar Elementary School represented all participating schools by being recognized at the Feb. 11 Indianapolis City-County Council meeting when Councilwoman Angela Mansfield read a resolution honoring the students for their efforts in the fifth annual Indianapolis YP Project ReDirectory® phone book recycling program.
“The Indiana Recycling Coalition is pleased to once again support this initiative which gets students excited about recycling while creating a more sustainable Indianapolis,” said Carey Hamilton, executive director, Indiana Recycling Coalition.
YP was proud to assist the other organizations in developing and implementing the program.
“YP’s award-winning Project ReDirectory® program demonstrates our strong support toward environmental sustainability,” said Amy Healy, vice president-public policy and external affairs. “Our participation in local school challenges such as this one in Indianapolis also helps demonstrate our commitment to the communities we serve and is consistent with our mission of helping local businesses and communities grow.”
YP Real Yellow Pages directories are 100 percent recyclable, and can be turned into a number of other products such as cereal boxes, paper grocery bags, paper towels, home insulation, drywall, animal bedding, and more.
YP understands that as consumer habits change, so does their need for print directories. Anyone wishing to limit, or stop, delivery of directories should visit www.YellowPagesOptOut.com or call 1-866-329-7118 to submit a request to stop the future delivery of directories from all directory publishers. Please note that requests take several weeks to process, so there is a possibility that changes in delivery preferences for directories approaching or currently in distribution may not be reflected until the next directory delivery cycle. The site is free and information provided through the site will not be shared with anyone other than directory publishers for the purpose of updating distribution lists.
About the Indiana Recycling Coalition
The Indiana Recycling Coalition (IRC) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that was formed in 1989 to support waste reduction, reuse, composting and recycling activities in Indiana. The IRC’s members include state and local governments, business, industry, not-for-profits and individuals. Visit the IRC website at www.indianarecycling.org
About Republic
Republic Waste Services maintains its position as a pillar of the Central Indiana business community by providing excellent service and investing in great people and technology. Operating with integrity, honoring our commitments to our customers and our people, has been rewarded with consistent growth. We are Central Indiana’s largest and most experienced recycling service provider, serving businesses and residential communities on our little corner of the planet since 1969.
About YP
YP is North America’s largest local search, media and advertising company. Its mission is to develop innovative solutions that connect consumers and businesses. Millions of searches occur daily using YP products to find, compare and select local merchants. The company’s flagship consumer brands include the YP.com site, a top 40 U.S. Web domain, the highly rated YP appand the YP Real Yellow Pagesdirectory. An affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., one of the world’s leading private investment firms, recently acquired a controlling interest in YP from AT&T.
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