July 16, 2007 Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc., has awarded $8,990 to be distributed among 45 District schools for recycling telephone books. Over 62,000 phone books were recycled during the 2007 campaign, which means that over 72 tons of directories were recycled instead of consuming valuable space in the local landfill. The Academy for Arts, Science and Technology also collected and recycled 546 old cell phones earning the school $460 for its efforts. The top three schools for telephone book recycling are: Conway Middle School, 26,666 directories; St. James High School, 2,766 directories; and Aynor Middle School, 2,666 directories. Over the last nine years, HTC has contributed a total of $84,060 for participating schools to purchase or upgrade needed classroom equipment. Schools received 15 cents for each directory recycled on their behalf, along with coupons from Wendy's and Ripley's Aquarium. The Horry County Solid Waste Authority is also a partner in the program. For more information about HTC’s Recycling 2007 program, please contact Nicole Hyman, HTC Senior Marketing Coordinator, at 369-8498. |
