Verizon, ATT, The Yellow Pages, The White Pages….
It seems like we get more phone books every year. I haven’t used a phone book in years. If you are reading this, then chances are you rarely use them either. There are many two family homes in my neighborhood as well, so the delivery guys are always dropping off two sets as well. I managed to see one group coming and fended them off from the delivery, so I only got two sets this year. They always go right into the car and I drop them at the zoo. You may not realize it, but phone books are made from a lower grade of paper and are not recyclable with most other paper. If you dump them in with your other paper, you may be doing yourself a disservice, as they may not get recycled. However, you can take them to the park and drop them off. Many local parks have drop off stations through September. Not only can you get rid of your phone books, but you can also get some exercise, some fresh air and maybe even some family time!
I also got a hint from Green LA Girl about a process to opt out. I just did it, so not sure how effective it will be, but we shall see. There are a couple of places where you can sign up to have your phone books stopped. Check out Yellow Pages Goes Green. Which was somewhat painful, as one company has no link and the other is ATT-the company I probably hate most in the world, but that is a rant for another day. But they don’t have a real “opt out” link, but you can adjust your quantities to non for next year and see what happens. You can also go to Catalog Choice-a company that will help you reduce your catalogs and junk mail as well. After my trip to Seattle, I secretly want to set up an account here and eliminate all my mother’s junk mail behind her back. Check them out ans see if we can stop some of the useless printing that is done every year for no reason at all!
Tags: paper, phone books, recycling
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