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Verizon to End Auto White Pages Delivery in Calif.

Alexis Petru, June 13th, 2011

Just weeks after San Francisco passed a law prohibiting the delivery of Yellow Pages unless ordered by a customer, the California state government approved Verizon’s request to end automatic delivery of printed white pages statewide. Verizon will provide an online, electronic version of its residential white pages listings as the primary means to access the directory, but customers can also ... read more

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San Fran Passes Yellow Pages Opt-In Law

Alexis Petru, May 20th, 2011

Residents and businesses in the high-tech “City by the Bay” will now have a choice as to whether they receive a copy of the Yellow Pages at their front door. This week, in a near unanimous vote, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed legislation to limit the distribution of commercial phone directories to residents and businesses that request them. ... read more

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San Francisco Considers Ban on Yellow Pages

Alison Neumer Lara, February 9th, 2011

San Francisco is saying no to the Yellow Pages. Under a proposal recently introduced to the city's Board of Supervisors, phone companies and Yellow Pages publishers would be prohibited from distributing the books, unless individuals and businesses provide prior consent. That would mean no more abandoned piles in elevator lobbies and by doorsteps, potentially cutting down on about 5 million ... read more

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New Website Makes Phone Book Opt-Out a Cinch

Amanda Wills, February 1st, 2011

Today, the Yellow Pages Association launched its new phone book opt-out website, Yellowpagesoptout.com. Each year, 555 million phone books are delivered in the U.S. While each publisher only delivers one version annually, the phone book market is a competitive one, and it's not just Yellow Pages on the doorstep anymore. In New York City, for example, residents receive up ... read more

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5 DIY Crafts for Used Books

Jennifer Berry, January 17th, 2011

Literary purists be warned: We are about to destroy a few books in the name of home decor. Woe unto us! But it's all for the greater good, and we've got some projects that will knock your spectacles off. You have to admit that, no matter how much reading is a part of your life, there are probably a few ... read more

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Tagged clothingandtextile, phonebooks, reuse

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Seattle Passes Nation’s First Phone Book Opt-Out Law

Trey Granger, October 13th, 2010

"Opt-in" and "opt-out" have been buzzwords in the telephone directory industry for years, so this week's Seattle City Council Bill enforcing an opt-out registry system for city residents may not come as a surprise. However, the law also requires directory publishers to pay $148 per ton of books to cover the city's costs of recycling the estimated 2 ... read more

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View From a Recycling Center

Jennifer Berry, October 4th, 2010

It's one thing to talk about, encourage and participate in recycling. It's another to see what really happens when our waste is taken "away." When the Earth911.com Editorial Staff received an invitation to visit a Waste Management recycling center, we couldn't resist. Where is "away"? What happens when our waste gets there? And would our experience live up to ... read more

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Tagged aluminumcan, clearglass, mail, newspaper, number1plasticPETE, phonebooks, recycle, steel

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Updated Phone Book Opt-out Website to Debut in 2011

Trey Granger, September 15th, 2010

Telephone directory publishers will make it easier for consumers to opt-out of delivery with the relaunch of Yellowpagesoptout.com in 2011, allowing users to stop any or all deliveries with the click of a mouse. The current site provides contact information for each publisher that serves a given ZIP code, with the user then requesting to opt-out from each publication ... read more

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City of Seattle Rethinking Phone Book Distribution

Lori Brown, June 30th, 2010

The telephone directory industry has taken a lot of heat in recent years as the era of Google and mobile applications has made location and service searches faster and more convenient. The latest in a string of cities and states to consider legislation regarding telephone directories, specifically yellow pages, is the City of Seattle. Announced last week, the City is ... read more

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Start a Work Recycling Program

Trey Granger, May 31st, 2010

For many of us, home recycling is a pretty easy process. Our city provides us with a recycling bin, and we have Earth911 to tell us what to put in it. Plus, more programs now allow us to throw everything in one place, so you don't even need to sort. This convenience can also make recycling outside of the home ... read more

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Tagged aluminumcan, batteries, computers, constructionmaterials, guide, ideas, inkjetcartridge, officemachines, organicwaste, packaging, phonebooks, whiteofficepaper

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