Hey Ridgefield - Tired of Receiving Unsolicited Phone Books? Here's How to Stop the Madness!

The Town of Ridgefield recently added a Phone Book Opt Out link on their website. If you are tired of those thick paper books being dropped by your mailbox, you can STOP the madness and save the environment too!) Join the #GetOffMyDoorstep campaign!

In this technology-driven age, an increasing number of Americans are turning to online search engines while their phone books sit unused, yet yellow pages companies continue to drop unwanted directories on our doorsteps. These directories are not only a nuisance, but a significant waste of resources:

• Each year the phone books industry uses up an estimated 4.68 million trees worth of wood fiber, or 14 football fields’ worth of forest per day.
• The process of printing and delivering that unwanted phone book to your doorstep produces greenhouse gases equal to burnin(g 8.8 pounds of coal.
• Directories are a burden on local governments, who pay nearly $60 million annually in recycling and disposal fees for unwanted phone books.

The Town of Ridgefield is joining forces with the Product Stewardship Institute to raise awareness about this important environmental issue and to encourage people to opt out of phone book deliveries. Opting out is free, fast, and easy—and it makes a huge impact!

By opting out of receiving a phone book, you can quickly reduce your environmental footprint and send an important message to publishers about wasteful distribution. Join the 2016 national #GetOffMyDoorstep campaign and opt out today!

How Do I Opt Out of my Phone Book?

1. Visit yellowpagesoptout.com

2. Enter your zip code and create an account

3. After completing registration, click "opt out of or order directories"

4. Choose "opt out of all" option, then "save changes" and hit CONFIRM

Opt out of the phone book here.