Comments on: How to Stop Phone Book Delivery

By: Alex Ireland

Alex Ireland — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:02:34 +0000

Consumers can “opt out” of receiving telephone books at http://www.YellowPagesGoesGreen.org. This organization will contact the publishers and inform them to stop delivering books. This is a free service for consumers. http://www.YellowPagesGoesGreen.org is working with state and local governments on ordinances concerning the delivery of unsolicited telephone books. http://www.YellowPagesGoesGreen.org is not against the telephone books but against the delivery of 4 to 5 pounds of paper on people’s door step 5 to 6 times per year and being told it is our responsibility to recycle something we did not ask for. If we need a book we will call. Otherwise I “opt out” from receiving it.

By: kenc

kenc — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:26:13 +0000

You get multiple books because they each cover different geographic ands shopping areas.

By: 14 Things to Do with Old Phone Books

14 Things to Do with Old Phone Books — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:31:01 +0000

[...] you know, I’m annoyed at having to deal with so many phone books. Yesterday I told you how to opt out of receiving telephone books. Today I’d like to offer some uses for the phone books piling up in your [...]

By: Kisha

Kisha — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:28:28 +0000

Thank you for this. I only get two phone books and one of them goes to the mountains for fire starter, lol.

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:09:07 +0000

Great idea to cancel the books. I’m sick of them too.

If you were my dad, you would make worm bedding out of the old books. (My dad takes care of his own fishing bait).

My college roommate and I used an old phone book to create an art project for our dorm room door. She wanted to be a lawyer, so we took all 26 pages of the attorney section to decorate our door. It was neat!

By: Cheap Like Me

Cheap Like Me — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:22:10 +0000

I’ve done that too. They are so much paper. I don’t mind the main one from my phone company as much … but I REALLY mind the duplicate/extra phone books.

By: Sharon D

Sharon D — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:55:38 +0000

Actually,I love getting phone books.
I’m lucky enough to have a cat that uses shredded paper for litter.
J just tear the newspaper and phone books with the grain and drop it in the litter box.
No bulky bags of litter to carry.No mess and it’s sort of recycling.

By: Dave Navarro

Dave Navarro — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:34:01 +0000

Thanks for the tip. Will be making a few phone calls today