Environmental FAQ

What do I do with my old SaskTel Phonebook?
Recycle!!!

How do I recycle my old SaskTel Phonebook?
Your old SaskTel Phonebook can be recycled at your nearest paper recycling bin or through a curbside recycling program.

How can my school help?
How would you like to help protect the environment and raise money for your school at the same time? With the SaskTel Pioneers Phonebook Recycling Program, you can earn 10 cents per phonebook recycled or $25.00 whichever is greater. Your old SaskTel Phonebooks can be recycled at your nearest paper recycling bin or through a curbside recycling program. Simply, let the SaskTel Pioneers know how many phonebooks your school has recycled. Last year alone, this program helped to recycle over 50 tons of paper. 

Why should I recycle my old SaskTel Phonebook?
Each time a paper recycling bin is filled with paper approximately 50 trees are saved.

What happens to my old SaskTel Phonebook once it is in the paper recycling bin? 
Traditionally, paper collected in the paper recycling bins is transported to the recycling depot.
The paper is then separated, compacted and baled. The various grades of paper and cardboard are then recycled to create other useful consumer products.

What other useful consumer products can be made from recycled SaskTel Phonebooks? 
Recycling your old SaskTel Phonebooks creates many useful consumer products such as insulation, packing material, boxes, egg cartons, mulch, animal bedding and most importantly … your next SasKTel Phonebook! 

What kind of paper is the SaskTel Phonebook made out of?
The SaskTel Phonebook is made of paper containing 100% CSA, FSC and SFI certified wood fibres.

What does "100% certified wood fibre" mean?
CSA, FSC and SFI certified wood fibres come from specific forests that are harvested and managed according to the strictest environmental, social and economic standards.

How else does DirectWest minimize their environmental footprint?
Throughout our business we have taken numerous steps to minimize our environmental footprint. We require all of our suppliers to meet or exceed all environmental standards and share our dedication to protecting the environment. And …we now offer the same complete and local phonebook information in the traditional phonebook in online, text and mobile platforms.