Dear EarthTalk: My local recycler won’t take my old phone books. What should I do with them? — Jake, Westport, Conn.Many recyclers won’t accept telephone books because the fibers used to make the ...

The Internet has made telephone books obsolete for many area residents, meaning many of the books wind up in trash bins soon after they're tossed onto the driveway or into the front yard. "I really ...

The slogan urges people to let their fingers do the walking. And recycling advocates would have that walk be to the yellow bins stationed around town as retirement centers for old phone books.

It's not unusual to receive a new phone book every year. And that has many folks wondering what to do with the old, out of date one. Valor Telecom hopes you'll recycle it. They're partnering with ...