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Phone Book Recycling
20th annual
PHONE BOOK RECYCLING CAMPAIGN
June 1 - September 30, 2012
From June 1 - September 30, old phone books can be recycled at 12 locations in the Cleveland Metroparks. Books can be dropped off seven days per week during regular park hours.
- PHONE BOOKS ONLY should be placed in the District’s green collection containers located in the parking lots.
- Plastic will contaminate the load!! Do not place plastic bags in the recycling bins – use the trash receptacle for bags and other rubbish.
- Don't block the doorway. Please stack the books to the rear of the bin.
Some cities collect phone books in their curbside recycling programs. These residents can recycle their phone books with other mixed paper products including newspaper, cardboard, boxboard, junk mail, and magazines. Check with your local city service department for more information.
This campaign has become the largest phone book recycling program in the state, recycling over five million phone books since 1993! Phone books collected through this year’s program will be recycled into various recycled paper products.
Approximately 2.1 million books will be delivered by AT&T in Cuyahoga County this summer. This number does not include other books delivered by other companies. This campaign is sponsored by the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District in cooperation with Cleveland Metroparks and AT&T.
For information about phone book recycling in the City of Cleveland, call (216) 664-3717.
Drop-off locations
Bedford Reservation
Shawnee Hills Golf Course
18753 Egbert Road, Bedford
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Huntington Reservation
Overflow Parking Lot
Lake Road, Bay Village
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Big Creek Reservation
Snow Road Picnic Area
Big Creek Parkway, Parma Heights
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Mill Stream Run Reservation
Bonnie Park Picnic Area
Valley Parkway, Strongsville
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Brecksville Reservation
Sleepy Hollow Golf Course
9445 Brecksville Road, Brecksville
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North Chagrin Reservation
Parking lot south of park entrance
SOM Center Road, Mayfield Village
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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Hippo Parking Lot
3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland
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Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation
Canal Way Nature Center
Whittlesey Way, Cuyahoga Heights
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Euclid Creek Reservation
Welsh Woods North Parking Lot
Euclid Creek Parkway, South Euclid
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Rocky River Reservation
Grist Mill Parking Lot
Cedar Point Road, North Olmsted
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Garfield Park Reservation
Garfield Park Nature Center
Mill Creek Lane, Garfield Heights
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South Chagrin Reservation
The Shelterhouse Picnic Area
Hawthorn Parkway, Bentleyville
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Are you interested in volunteering to keep a phone book recycling bin neat and clean (adopting a bin) in 2012? Contact the Solid Waste District
at (216) 443-3749 or swdinfo@cuyahogacounty.us
Results from 2011
Last year, Cuyahoga County's annual Phone Book Recycling Campaign took place June 1 through September 30, coinciding with the delivery of the new phone books by AT&T. During the campaign, 139.64 tons of phone books were collected. The 139 tons amounts to more than 93,000 phone books (based on an average 3 pounds per book) turned in for recycling by individuals and small businesses in the county.