I retuned home this evening to find two phone books on my porch. Have you heard of the interwebs? I have tubes… I haven’t used a phone book in years. I don’t even have a home phone. I don’t know what bothers me more; the fact the phone company keeps printing these things to justify their reach to advertisers or the fact that they are killing so many trees unnecessarily.

Photo courtsey Matt Sheppard

Photo courtesy Matt Sheppard

Is there a way to have the phone company stop?

UPDATED : How to stop getting phone books!

Thanks for the link Alli!

You can get the phone company to stop sending you phone books by clicking here. I did it.

Here are some crazy facts about phone books:

  • How many directories are printed annually in the United States? 540 Million
  • What is the average weight of the directories? 3.62 pounds
  • How much is the directory industry worth to the telephone companies in the United States? $13.58B
  • How much is the directory industry worth worldwide? $26B
  • How many fully developed trees are needed to make a ton of paper? 24 trees
  • How many gallons of oil are needed to produce a ton of paper? 380 gallons
  • How many cubic yards of waste is taken up by a ton of paper? 3 cubic yards
  • How many gallons of water are needed to produce a ton of paper? 7,000 gallons
  • How many kilowatts of energy are needed to produce a ton of paper? 4,000
  • How many directories are printed for EVERY man, woman, and child in the United States? 1.79 books per person
Ted Murphy

Ted Murphy

Ted Murphy is an American entrepreneur. He is currently the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of IZEA, a technology company that provides software for influencer marketing.

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