Topeka (WIBW) - Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten kicked off the 20th year of Project Re-Directory with his customary toss of an old phone book behind his back into a trash can.

Bunten was joined by other city officials as well as staff from the Topeka Zoo and kids attending a zoo camp.

Keep America Beautiful-Topeka/Shawnee County organized the event that was staged next to the black bear exhibit. The group labeled the event as "How can you bear not to recycle?"

Organizers say the recycled books will be made into products such as bathroom tissue, paper towels, pastry containers and Pringles cans.

Drop-off Locations for Old Phone Books:
*Dillons stores
*McDonalds Restaurants (except 29th & Oakley)
*Auburn Apple Mart
*Brookwood Covenant Church, 3601 SW 33rd
*Carbondale - Skip's Thriftway
*Calderwoods, Hoyt
*City Hall/County Courthouse circle drive
*First Christian Church, 1880 SW Gage
*First Lutheran Church, 1234 SW Fairlawn
*Holton Country Mart
*Ron's IGA, Holton
*Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 131 NE 46th
*Country Harvest, Meriden
*Jerry's Thriftway, Osage City
*Oskaloosa Thriftway
*Perry/Lecompton Thriftway
*Presidio, 535 S. Kansas Ave.
*Quartet Midget Assoc., 1121 SW University Blvd.
*Wehner's Thriftway, Rossville and Silver Lake
*Seabrook Apple Market
*Topeka Zoo
*Steve's Thriftway, Valley Falls
*WalMart Super Center, 1501 SW Wanamaker
*Washburn Rural High School, 5900 SW 61st St.