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.