Recycle Those Old Phone Books

AT&T is now distributing new phone books. Meanwhile, those old books need to go somewhere and recycling is the answer. To make this annual effort a success, local government and business are teaming up to help make sure those tons of paper don't end up as wasted additions to the landfill. Recycling partners include Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, AT&T Real Yellow Pages, Waste Management Recycle America, Scolari’s and Sak 'N Save Supermarkets, Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space, City of Sparks Parks and Recreation Department, and City of Reno Parks and Recreation Department.

Besides just decreasing waste, there is a community benefit to phone book recycling. Every ton of recycled books results in a donation by AT&T of 17 trees for planting in local parks. The program begins on November 24 and runs through December 31.

You can leave your old phone books in bins at Scolari’s and Sak 'N Save Supermarkets, take them to one of the sites listed below, or put them out with your recycling for curbside pickup.

City of Reno:
Northeast Community Center - 1301 Valley Road, Reno
Neil Rd. Recreation Center - 3925 Neil Road, Reno
Northwest Pool - 2925 Apollo Way, Reno
Reno Tennis Center - 2601 Plumas Street, Reno
Fire Station #14 - 12300 Old Virginia Road, Reno

City of Sparks:
Alf Sorenson Community Center - 1400 Baring Boulevard, Sparks
City Hall - 431 Prater Way, Sparks
Sparks Marina - 300 Howard Drive, Sparks
Sparks Parks and Recreation - 98 Richards Way, Sparks

Washoe County:
Bartley Ranch Regional Park - 6000 Bartley Ranch Road, Reno
Lazy 5 Regional Park - 7100 Pyramid Lake Highway, Spanish Springs
North Valley’s Sports Complex - 8085 Silver Lake Road, Stead (Reno)
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park - 1595 North Sierra Street, Reno
Sun Valley Community Park - 115 West 6th Avenue, Sun Valley
South Valley’s Sports Complex - 15650 Wedge Parkway, Reno

For more information, call (775) 851-5185, or go to the Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful phone book recycling web page.

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