Day 30: Opt-Out of Phone Book Delivery

A friend of mine sent me a really cool link called 30 Ways in 30 Days, which is a webpage that has 30 ideas of things you can do to make the world better. It is a page put up by the company called Take Part, here is a little blurb about them:

What to Know More?

TakePart is the digital division of Participant Media, whose slate of films includes An Inconvenient Truth, The Cove, Food, Inc., Waiting for Superman, and Page One: Inside the New York Times.

TakePart produces this website, with a daily cycle of original articles and videos that inspire people to get involved. We believe that compelling stories and provocative information creates curiosity, builds awareness and propels people to make positive social change in their everyday lives.

TakePart also provides services – from custom content creation to campaign building – to partners wishing to bolster their audiences with a message of social change. With us we bring a powerful Social Action Network™ of individuals, NGOs, online communities and brands who share a common interest in making the world a better place.

I found 3 or 4 ideas on there that I can't wait to do, including today's Good Human Act, opting out of receiving phone books. I can't remember the last time I used one, we always just recycle ours, but I think it is probably better to not even get one in the first place if they are not going to be used, especially if recycling is not possible. I found a website called Yellow Pages Opt Out that makes it really simple to not receive them anymore. It allowed me to choose which, of 6 local directories I want to receive, if any. On the site it also shows how yellow pages are trying to reduce their carbon foot print and recycle, so even if you do continue to get the books, they are making an effort to be greener with their product, which is awesome.

http://www.yellowpagesoptout.com/