Opt-Out Options - Telephone Books
What to Do About All Those Phone Books
Are you tired of getting all of those phone books? Wish you could opt out from getting them? If so, you're not alone. Oregon DEQ estimates that in 2003 there were 6.45 million sets of white/yellow pages published and distributed in Oregon, despite the that fact that there were only 1.33 million households in the state.
Nationally, only about 20 percent of phone books are recycled. The rest end up in landfills or are burned. What can you do to help this situation?
Opt Out from Receiving Phone Books
Here's how to contact the phone book publishers to ask that you not receive so many phone books.
DEX/ATT 1-800-422-8793 www.DexKnows.com
Yellow Book 1-800-929-3556 www.yellowbook.com
Other Phone Books
Check on the front cover or inside page for a customer service number to "order directories."
Opt-out options for ALL Phone Books: www.yellowpagesoptout.com/
This is a one-stop clearinghouse for books by DEX, Yellow Book, Verizon and others. Simply register with the website and you will receive a confirmation e-mail that allows you to log in. Select which phone books you want to receive and which ones you'd like to opt-out.
Catalog Choice: www.OregonMetro.CatalogChoice.org
Catalog Choice is a free service helping users opt out of catalogs, coupons, credit card offers, phone books, circulars and more. It's a great way to reduce mailbox clutter, protect your privacy and help the environment by saving natural resources.
Recycle Your Phone Books
Curbside recycling in Oregon accepts phone books, and recycling unwanted phone books conserves resources and reduces pollution.
For more information on a national effort to address the issue of over-publishing of phone books, visit the Product Stewardship Institute's Phone Book Project.
Related Links
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality - Telephone Book Opt-Out instructions
