What to Do About All Those Phone Books
Do you want to receive fewer phone books or opt out completely? Now you can easily change or stop delivery of directories from all publishers. The directory industry has reduced its demand for paper by nearly 35% since 2007* and needs your help to produce only the wanted amount of phone books. Please let them know your choice!
*Source: Local Search Association, 2011
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 One
Go to www.DexKnows.com/green. Place your ZIP code in the box under Reduce/Request/Stop and click the arrow. Then fill out the form on the next page. Another option is to call 1-866-60-MY-DEX.
- Yellow Book
Call 1-800-929-3556 and press 2 to speak with a representative.
- Other Phone Books
Visit www.yellowpagesoptout.com to opt out of phone books for all publishers.
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.
