Comments on: RecycleBank: Good Business, Green Motivation

By: nick

nick — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:16:46 +0000

In addition to opting out of your phone book you can opt out of your free local newspapers that come to your house. http://www.stopmylocalpaper.org

By: PC

PC — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:51:01 +0000

Great idea. One of the best ways to go green is to eliminate the need to have to recycle unwanted products. Not sure if you have seen the site http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org but they are working to stop the delivery of books to people who do not want them. Here is the info they provide.Consumers can now “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. Here are phone numbers of the publishers if you would like to call them instead: The directory publishers listed make it possible for you to stop receiving their books, but they don’t make it easy. None of the menu options includes “opting-out”. Follow the roadmap and you should get to a customer service representative who can help you.
– ATT/ Yellow Pages: 1-800-479-2977
– Verizon: 800-555-4833, press 4, then 5, then 2
– DEX: 1-877-243-8339, press 2
– Yellow Book: 1-800-929-3556, press 2

By: PC

PC — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:50:49 +0000