Living Green: Light green tip: Opt out of phone book deliveries
Light green tip: Opt out of phone book deliveries
Tired of phone books piling up on your front doorstep, especially if you don’t use them anymore? Visit www.yellowpagesoptout.com to opt out.
Simply enter your ZIP code to find the phone book publishers in your area that are participating in opt out requests. You will need to inform each phone book publisher that you would like delivery stopped. Opt outs take 60 days to process.
Recycle the books you have
If you have old phone books, recycle them. Minnesotans only recycle 20 percent of the 5,000 tons of phone books that are delivered in the state each year.
Contact your county for information on your recycling options or visit www.recyclemoreminnesota.o rg, which has a list of all of the county recycling programs in the state. Many curbside programs take phone books year around.
Simply enter your ZIP code to find the phone book publishers in your area that are participating in opt out requests. You will need to inform each phone book publisher that you would like delivery stopped. Opt outs take 60 days to process.
Recycle the books you have
If you have old phone books, recycle them. Minnesotans only recycle 20 percent of the 5,000 tons of phone books that are delivered in the state each year.
Contact your county for information on your recycling options or visit www.recyclemoreminnesota.o


