Minneapolis Woman Uncovers Corporate Plan to Flood Homes With Phone Books
I hate phone books! I suppose they are an important part of the economy, with the ads and all, but I think it's about time for them to go extinct. Or at least, give me the option to decline delivery. I already have two big stacks of old phone books in the closet, and received another bag on my doorstep this week with three huge books inside. I would much rather just look the numbers up online. All this does is promote waste. I don't know what to do with them. I'm not going to throw them in the trash, so I just pile them up in the closet. I'm going to have to buy a bigger house to fit all these stupid books. Is that their plan? Are they in cahoots with corporate builders and creaters of storage products? Can someone give me the skinny about recycling these buggers? Can I just rip off the front cover and put them out with the newspapers?
posted by Ugly Juice @ 11:56 AM
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5 Comments:
Phone books can be recycled. I thought I recall Cub having a drop off site for just such a purpose.
What our county says on the subject:
http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us/vgn/portal/internet/hcdetailmaster/0,2300,1273_10042401_100581753,00.html
-j
Can't you make a purse out of them?
ooo! ooo! That's a brilliant idea! I think I will! Stay tuned.
-j: The web site says you can call the phone company to cancel delivery. Sweet.
Just bag your phone books in plastic and set them atop your recycling bin. They will magically disappear.
I despise phone books myself. Steve feels it's necessary to have at least 2 on hand at all times even though he NEVER uses them. In the past we have a couple of pretty large arguments about my how I get rid of them when his back was turned. Please just don't ask to use a phone book at our home when he is within earshot.
my phonebooks sat on the ledge by my door for an entire year until the next set came
i considered seeing how many could pile up there over the years
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