Old Phone Books
 

Why is it so difficult for a lot of residents to not understand simple instructions? I speak of the practice of residents leaving their old phone books at the postal stations. For several years the Daily Sun has posted the proper way to dispose of the phone books by placing them in the normal trash pick up. My postal station it located in the Palo Alto neighborhood. This evening a friend and neighbor and I discussed the pile of phone books left at this facility overnight. My friend said nearly every day he picks up the many phone books and takes them home where he places them in his trash. He also pointed out that he personally had posted a very obvious sign asking people to put their old phone books in the normal trash and please do not leave them at the postal station. Residents had left the old books right under the sign. Crazy huh ???

Trash? I thought they could be put in the recycle. Does anyone know for sure?

Village Community Development Districts Phone Books :wave:

The correct info. is usually available if you look in the right place. :confused:

They are NOT old books, but new books that came in the mail. Some

just don't have a clue. :loco:

Your link says to put unwanted phone books in the recycle. They could be new or old. They didn't come in the mail. They were dropped off at the residences.

My point was don't put them in the trash.:doh:

You asked if anyone knew for sure. I posted a link to the answer.

A couple of weeks ago new phone books came in the mail. There were large piles of books at the Polo Ridge Postal (all new). People took them out of their boxes and piled them on the ground. I watched them.

OP said place in trash. The District recommends recycling. I don't tell people

where to put them..... but would like too! :oops: As far as not having a clue, I was not talking about you.

Okay, thanks. All is well.:wave:

Warren, you do realize that these are the same residents that cannot navigate roundabouts, that cannot park within the lines of a parking spot, that drive drunk, that save seats at the squares, that cannot pick up dog poop, that cannot fix divots or ball marks, that don't stop at stop signs, that will praise Law Enforcement Officers (until they get a ticket), etc., etc., etc....

Same folks who won't take junk mail home and put into recycling bags for proper pick up and recycling Instead they stand there at postal stops and place the junk mail into trash containers that don't wind up being recycled but go to landfill with other trash.

One good solution is to not print as many phone books in the first place. It's obvious many people don't want them so cut the production down every year...

My wife is very adamant about bringing all the junk mail home to be recycled. Good point for bringing this up.

John

If you don't want these phone books, please go to yellowpages opt out.com (all one word).
It takes two minutes to register and you can opt out of 5-6 phone books depending on where you live. I haven't received any of the phone books in years. Save some trees.

Old or new isn't important. I have never had a phone book delivered thru the mail. Most are last years books. What puzzles me is that persons stack dozens of unwanted phone books against the same support column that has the sign ask them not to leave books at the postal station. I talked to my trash pick up men and they made it very clear " phone books are not to be placed into the recycle, only place them into the ordinary trash "....

From the district web site: "Unwanted Phone Books

As you receive new phone books, please help us keep our community clean by refraining from placing old phone books at the postal facilities. Unwanted phone books should be placed in the bag and discarded with your other recycling. We appreciate your help!"

:confused: They are wrong .....You are right. Is that what you wanted to hear?

They are so wrong. First option is to opt out of receiving the phone books in the first place by going to (yellow pages opt out.com )all one word. Second option is to recycle by putting the unwanted phone books in the recycle. Never put the phone books in the regular garbage.

:wave: Save your breath.

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Thanks for the tip! I used it, so we'll see if that stops the phone books from arriving....

The opt-out works great - EXCEPT for that phone book that was delivered to my mail box last month(?). I sent a note to the opt-out people and they said that sometimes the USPS delivery gets over looked and they will look into it.

Z

The opt-out works great - EXCEPT for that phone book that was delivered to my mail box last month(?). I sent a note to the opt-out people and they said that somehow the USPS delivery got overlooked and they will check into it.

Z

I opted out last year and just received several phone books.

This bears repeating.

Barefoot,
Sorry to hear that you are still receiving phone books.
Did you opt out on the website that I posted ?
Unfortunately there are several website that allow you to opt out and some are not so good. I have used the one that I posted and have given the website to friends and family. When you opt out on this website you get an email confirmation immediately. I have not received any phone books at my door in years, neither has any of my family or friends that used this website. I have , once in a while, received a phone book in my Villages mailbox, but I think that is just because the post office delivers @300 phone books to each postal station and tells the workers to put one in every box. Please go to the website that I posted and opt out again. If everyone in the Villages did this it would save SO MANY trees. Thanks.

Rayschic, if you opt out on that web site, does that mean you will not receive The Villages phone book? That's the one I want to get.

I think the original post had to do with folks leaving phone books piled up at postal stop that do not go to recycling center. So if you succeed in opting out or not, the point is don't leave the books at the postal stop and while you think about it, take your junk mail home and place it into your recycling bags. You are paying for this, so don't leave the expense of cleaning up your mess to others. Thanks for your cooperation.

The Villages phone book is not included on this website so you will still get that one. Most of the phone books on the website are published by DEX. When you register with the site, it will show you the 5-6 books that you are scheduled to receive and you just choose which ones you want or don't want.