HONOLULU, HI -- 11/04/09 --
Four schools ranked at the top of the class
this year as they received first place honors in The Berry Company's Think
Yellow, Go Green Telephone Directory Recycling Contest. The contest was
hosted by The Berry Company, the local publisher of the Hawaiian Telcom
Yellow Pages. The winning schools were presented with a check and
recognized for their outstanding efforts in recycling telephone
directories.
"We are so pleased with the strong participation from our local schools, and
delighted to personally congratulate the winners," said Scott Szczekocki,
division manager for HYP Media. "With our schools' support, we collected
more than 105 tons of outdated directories to recycle across the islands
this year."
This year's recycling contest took place on Hawaii, Kauai, Lanai, Maui and
Molokai. More than 50 schools participated in the program in May 2009.
Students were encouraged to take part in the contest and schools that
collected the most directories per student won cash prizes. The first place
winner on Maui, Montessori Hale O Keiki, will use the money to fund the
school's organic garden that students help plant and harvest. St. Joseph
Elementary on Hawaii will use the money for the school's extracurricular
robotics club, which meets weekly to encourage students' interest in
science and engineering.
Earlier in the year, the phone books collected by the schools were
transferred to participating island recyclers, including Orchid Island
Rubbish and Recycling, Maui Disposal, Garden Isle Disposal and Makoa
Trucking. These recycling partners then transported the directories to
Island Shell LLC in Honolulu -- where Island Shell processed the
directories and turned them into usable recycled materials, from insulation
and roofing to mulch for use in Hawaii.
The Berry Company is committed to environmentally responsible business
practices, which includes 100 percent recyclable directories with safe
inks, dyes and high percentages of post-consumer recycled material.
Additionally, consumers may now choose downloadable directories or CDs as
their primary directory. More information is available on
www.htyellowpages.com.
Think Yellow, Go Green Contest Results
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Hawaii (Big Island)
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Total Results: 16,611 pounds of books collected
First Place ($700): St. Joseph Elementary School
Second Place ($500): Hualalai Academy
Third Place ($300): Waiakeawaena Elementary School
Fourth Place ($200): Laupahoehoe High & Elementary School
Fifth Place ($100): Waiakea High School
Kauai
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Total Results: 2,530 pounds of books collected
First Place ($700): Waimea Canyon Middle School
Second Place ($500): St. Catherine School
Third Place ($300): King Kaumualli Elementary School
Fourth Place ($200): Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
Maui
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Total Results: 10,280 pounds of books collected
First Place ($700): Montessori Hale O Keiki
Second Place ($500): King Kekaulike High School
Molokai
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Total Results: 2,088 pounds of books collected
First Place ($400): Kualapu'u Elementary New Century Public School
Additionally, the only school on Lanai, Lanai High and Elementary School,
was awarded $250 for collecting 2,100 pounds of books.
To find out more about Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages and the recycling
program, visit www.htyellowpages.com or www.ThinkYellowGoGreen.com.
About HYP Media
HYP Media Finance LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Local Insight Media
Holdings, Inc. ("Local Insight Media"), which through its operating
subsidiaries and affiliate companies provides lead-generating directory and
local search solutions for approximately 340,000 businesses in the U.S. and
the Caribbean. Local Insight Media owns and operates seven yellow pages and
local search companies, including The Berry Company LLC, which it acquired
in April 2008. Now the fifth largest directory publisher in the United
States Local Insight Media provides print and online directories in 42
states, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, generating approximately
$718 million in pro forma annual revenue. It is also the largest provider
of outsourced directory services to incumbent telephone companies in the
United States. For more information, please see www.localinsightmedia.com.
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