For more much of the population, when phonebooks are delivered to your home they are either left out on the doorstep to ruin, or tucked away in a cupboard until the next one arrives.
In addition to the enormous production and distribution resources expended annually on 75,000 million tons of phonebook waste, let's not forget that by the time a phonebook is delivered its already out of date. With thousands of families moving each week and hundreds of businesses closing, only an online directory can deliver truly current information.
Internet directories provide nationwide coverage, are easy to search, are updated daily, give the option of using for larger sized fonts, and most importantly, are free and available to anyone online. For those that do not have online access, there it is always possible to request a phone book.
Sign this petition against the automatic delivery of phonebooks and stop the waste.
I spent the afternoon clearing another stack of these outdated books off my porch and I know so many of you are dealing with the exact same frustration. It is clear that we are all tired of this wasteful cycle and I am currently working on a formal request to deliver our concerns directly to the companies involved.
February 19, 2008
Seeing this kind of momentum feels like a long-overdue sign that our neighborhoods are finally fed up with the piles of paper rotting on our porches. This waste has been ignored for far too long and I am energized to see so many people demanding a stop to these unwanted deliveries.
6 Comments
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Mike Santana
18 years ago
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Sick of these showing up on my porch every year. I go straight from the porch to the recycling bin. Such a waste of paper.
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Sarah Nichols
18 years ago
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Who even uses these anymore?? It is 2017. Cut down on the clutter and stop killing trees for nothing.
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Dave Garcia
18 years ago
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Seriously. They just sit there until they get wet or blown away. Just stop sending them to everyone. If people want one they can ask.
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Robert Snyder
18 years ago
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total waste of resources. we have google for a reason.
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Linda Phillips
18 years ago
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My doorstep is always cluttered with these things. I have lived here 5 years and never once opened one of them. Makes me so mad.
J
Jessica Hamilton
18 years ago
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PLEASE STOP THE WASTE! I hate having to haul these to the recycle center. Nobody uses them.
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For more much of the population, when phonebooks are delivered to your home they are either left out on the doorstep to ruin, or tucked away in a cupboard until the next one arrives.
In addition to the enormous production and distribution resources expended annually on 75,000 million tons of phonebook waste, let's not forget that by the time a phonebook is delivered its already out of date. With thousands of families moving each week and hundreds of businesses closing, only an online directory can deliver truly current information.
Internet directories provide nationwide coverage, are easy to search, are updated daily, give the option of using for larger sized fonts, and most importantly, are free and available to anyone online. For those that do not have online access, there it is always possible to request a phone book.
Sign this petition against the automatic delivery of phonebooks and stop the waste.
I spent the afternoon clearing another stack of these outdated books off my porch and I know so many of you are dealing with the exact same frustration. It is clear that we are all tired of this wasteful cycle and I am currently working on a formal request to deliver our concerns directly to the companies involved.
February 19, 2008
Seeing this kind of momentum feels like a long-overdue sign that our neighborhoods are finally fed up with the piles of paper rotting on our porches. This waste has been ignored for far too long and I am energized to see so many people demanding a stop to these unwanted deliveries.
6 Comments
M
Mike Santana
18 years ago
Featured
Sick of these showing up on my porch every year. I go straight from the porch to the recycling bin. Such a waste of paper.
S
Sarah Nichols
18 years ago
Featured
Who even uses these anymore?? It is 2017. Cut down on the clutter and stop killing trees for nothing.
D
Dave Garcia
18 years ago
Featured
Seriously. They just sit there until they get wet or blown away. Just stop sending them to everyone. If people want one they can ask.
R
Robert Snyder
18 years ago
Featured
total waste of resources. we have google for a reason.
L
Linda Phillips
18 years ago
Featured
My doorstep is always cluttered with these things. I have lived here 5 years and never once opened one of them. Makes me so mad.
J
Jessica Hamilton
18 years ago
Featured
PLEASE STOP THE WASTE! I hate having to haul these to the recycle center. Nobody uses them.
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Sick of these showing up on my porch every year. I go straight from the porch to the recycling bin. Such a waste of paper.