Today is Earth Day! How are you celebrating? I plan to actually put my recycling bin out to the curb for the first time in months. Yes, I know I’m a horrible environmentalist, but I’m working on it.
In honor of Earth Day here’s 17 great ideas for how to recycle, reuse and reduce the waste of phone books. I don’t even know why the phone companies still even bother to send those big, hefty books…sometimes even twice a year! What a waste! You can even opt not to get one. You can also go to The Daily Green to find more helpful tips about ways to reuse household items.
* Opt Out: Go to yellowpagesgoesgreen.org and register to be taken off the distribution list for white and yellow page phone books.
* Recycle: Less than 10% of all phone books printed are recycled, even though they can be recycled into everything from ceiling tiles cereal boxes. Go to earth911.com to find your nearest phone book recycling center.
* Repurpose: As they say, “One man’s trash is a Green Cheapskate’s treasure.” Here are some creative reuses for old phone books and Yellow Pages.
* Child Booster Seats: Cover them in fabric remnants.
* Press Autumn Leaves/Plants: Better yet, have the kids sit on them at the same time.
* Flip Books: Here’s a fun art project!
* Window Wipes: Perfect for cleaning windows with a simple mixture of vinegar and water.
* Phone Book Step Aerobics: Duct tape them together to use in stair-stepping exercises.
* Fire Starters: Perfect for the fireplace, grill or woodstove.
* Garden Mulch: Shred ‘em (a few pages at a time, Uncle George): they’re great biodegradable weed blockers.
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