August 22, 2008

Say Goodbye To Phone Books

by Dan Gould

Even though physical phone book usage is on the decline, phone companies continue to print and deliver 540 million unsolicited directories a year. In our era of easily accessible online information, you would think they would get the hint. But no, the lucrative $13.58B phone book business keeps chugging along, wasting paper, space and electricity.

To stop this madness, check out Yellow Pages Go Green. It’s like a do not call list for phone books. The service claims to be able to cease unwanted phone book deliveries to your house when you sign up.

[Denver Egoist via Lifehacker]

Article categories: Advertising & Branding, Environmental, Ethical Consumerism, Telecom

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