Phone Books Are Becoming Old Hat

It seems to me that phone books are becoming a thing of the past. Why not opt out of getting them altogether?

The Benefits

• More paper for textbooks. About 540 million unsolicited phonebooks arrive at American doors annually.
• Majoring in waste reduction. Phonebooks make for about 660,000 tons of trash every year.

Since the advent of Google SMS (send a text message to 466453 with business name and zip code, and you'll get the number and address sent to you). What's the point of a paper phone book?

If you would like to stop getting phone books altogether here's where to start:

• YellowPagesGoesGreen - enter your info here to get your name off the mailing list.
• Earth 911 - recycle your old phonebooks (if you have curbside recycling, just toss them in there).