Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … old phone books?

By: Margo

Margo — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:23:26 +0000

They are very good as bases and pads for pounding or hammering anything, like cracking nuts, or anything that would leave a dent in the surface you are pounding on.

By: donna

donna — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:10:01 +0000

I had to laugh when I read your post, use them as toilet paper. If we still had outhouses, it would be a good idea. When I was growing up, years ago, we used old Sears catalog as toilet paper. It was so nice when they invented toilet paper and when we could afford to buy it. Kinda sounds like now, doesn’t it.

By: Dave G.

Dave G. — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:28:47 +0000

my favorite thing to do with old phone books is use them as toilet paper. They are septic safe and as expensive as toilet paper is nowadays, a very cheap alternative. I keep two or three old books right on the floor next to the toilet.

By: Po

Po — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:07:27 +0000

Try this if u have a lot of xtra time as well.. U take two old yellow pages books, flip each one all the way to the back, and page by page overlap them on each other all the way throughout the book. Then take some duct tape and tape them around the middle where they overlap so when u pull on them the pages wont pop up and release. Now take two people and ask them to try and pull them back apart! It is humanly impossible, as they did the same thing on Mythbusters and they used fork lifts to try and pull them apart and they still couldnt do it! Its funny to watch people who think they are really strong to try and pull them apart and not be able to… try it! When u have gotten all the fun u have out of it then u can still use them for any of these other listed practical reasons!

By: nyphonejacks

nyphonejacks — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:18:59 +0000

use to line the bottom of the bird cage… or for other pets cages…

By: dffgd

dffgd — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:18:48 +0000

That applies to any paper.

By: dffgd

dffgd — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:16:05 +0000

paper airplanes are definitely a good use for any spare paper that is in relatively good shape

By: EmoAngel

EmoAngel — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:28:44 +0000

my ideas are:
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tear out pages & put under any paper to paint or glue on w/o big mess
do the same as above but use for pumpkin carving
make paper airplanes
make creative cards & more out of different pages

By: Yuseff

Yuseff — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:13:48 +0000

If anyone has any they would like to dispose of in Yorkshire that are under 18 months old I will more than happily take them off you hands and will collect them if required as they will be really useful to me!

By: alison bailey smith

alison bailey smith — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:07:27 +0000

Apparently the pink pages of the Financial Times is also very good.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:10:53 +0000

You should try saving them until the holidays come up. Using tons of the pages for stuffing paper or whenever you have something valuable you dont want getting damaged.

By: Vie

Vie — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:18:55 +0000

If you go to Apartment Therapy.com and surf around the site you will find some really neat reuse for the yellow pages, coffee table, and side tables very clever.
And why yellow? Why not recycled what ever?

By: Demelza

Demelza — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:17:13 +0000

I was interested to read this thread, even though it was started a while back, as I work for Yell, publisher of Yellow Pages directories in the UK.

It is a myth that old Yellow Pages directories cannot be recycled because of the glue or the dye – the base white paper and colour surface ink wash has enabled the directories to be recycled into products such as newsprint, cardboard, packaging, egg boxes, insulation and animal bedding for many years.

Almost all – 99% of UK local authorities offer opportunities for recycling of old Yellow Pages directories – the easiest option is kerbside collection – 98% of local authorities currently provide this option.

The directories are actually a very significant source of sales leads for many small businesses and an important way for them to promote themselves. Of course, we also have the online version – http://www.yell.com – and the telephone service – 118 24 7 – for people wishing to find local businesses and information via other ways.

To find out how to recycle your old directory in your area, visit: http://www.yellgroup.com/recycling

Hope this helps.

By: Rachel thomas

Rachel thomas — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:17:06 +0000

booster seats! just put a stretched out book cover over them and have the kids sit on them at dinner time

By: Christie

Christie — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:53:15 +0000

excuse spelling please…. biodegradable and throw instead!

By: Christie

Christie — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:51:56 +0000

Run pages through a cross cut shredder and use as confetti instead ot the shiny stuff that is about as bidegradable as an old tire. Kids love to through it. Or run through a regular shredder and use in Easter baskets or filler for gift baskets.

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:36:00 +0000

I’m sure we have all done it at some point in our life and as i run a motel i had a bunch it was time consuming but..i made trees the ones like we did with the readers digest mags when we were ummm younger painted them and donated them to hospitals geriatric centers and homeless shelters.

By: Bad Monkey

Bad Monkey — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:46:38 +0000

Make a book “safe” out of them, cut the middle of the pages out and store valuable items/keys/jewellery/paasports/money inside.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:44:34 +0000

fold it up and use it as an envelope… do your writing on a label

By: Janet

Janet — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:09:49 +0000

Put packing tape round it, and use as a kneeling pad for the house or garden

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 18 May 2008 12:22:26 +0000

You can’t do that in the UK because the glue used apparently gums up the pulping machine! And the yellow dye makes the paper unusable. So they say.

You can opt out of getting Yellow Pages in the future by calling 0800 671 444.

By: Cadan ap Tomos

Cadan ap Tomos — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:07:57 +0000

I have heared that yellow pages paper is very good for making papier mache. Not that i’v tried it…

By: Joan

Joan — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:47:18 +0000

shred and compost

By: drew

drew — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:03:50 +0000

definitely use the pages for cleaning mirrors and glass, nothing works better for streak free clean than yellow pages or newspaper.

By: dancing girl

dancing girl — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:17:52 +0000

I have recycled these with waste paper collections in Australia and New Zealand. If the paper is similar to newspaper I don’t see why not?

By: Emanla Eraton

Emanla Eraton — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:12:01 +0000

You can also shred them up and use them for starting fires in wood stoves, fireplaces, or barbecue grills.

By: Emanla Eraton

Emanla Eraton — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 01:38:19 +0000

You can shred them up and use them for packing material

By: Rosie

Rosie — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:41:37 +0000

they cna be used as steppers..two or more.. and also a good exercise is to put your foot on the “step” and then lean over you outstretched leg.. gently
Stretches the ham strings and is a good exercise for sciatiaca suffres

Rosie

By: john

john — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:32:50 +0000

I keep an old phone directory around and use pages from it as disposable clean-up rags.

Great for all the different things that come out of our cats.