Note: This article was originally published by Taproot Hosting, whom Canvas Dreams acquired in December 2010.
If you’re anything like me, the last time you actually cracked open a phonebook, “social networking” required leaving your home and the “Blogosphere” was just a twinkle in the eye of the Intarweb. Yet, with the irritating faithfulness reserved only for those things in life you really wished would go away, the Phone Book appears, year after year, plastic-sheathed and anxious to be useless. To illust
rate my point, I reference the picture that accompanies this article. This photo is of one of FOUR bins at Chad’s condo today. The blue bins. The tall ones. All full of phone books. All from TODAY. This prompted us to write this blog ‘cuz it made us die a little inside. So here are instructions for opting out of phone book deliveries.
Opting Out
Qwest Dex
- To Opt-Out Online:
- Head to SelectYourDex.Com
- Enter your Zip Code in the box to the right of the page.
- Proceed to Select Your Dex.
- Enter your information and choose Zero (0) for the number of directories you want in each category.
To Opt-Out via Phone:
- Call 1-800-422-8793 and ask to speak to a representative.
Yellow Book
- To Opt-Out via Phone:
- Call 1-800-YB-Yellow, press 3 and give your address.
How to Recycle Phone Books
Missed your chance to opt-out this year? No worries, there are plenty of ways to recycle.
The first is simply to drop it in your curbside recycling, though check your local regulations to be sure. In Oregon where we live, Phonebooks are fine for curbside recycling.
Or, you know, you could make furniture. Whatevs.
