Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Contact: Pamela.McCurdy, 651-757-2559 St. Paul, Minn. -- Tired of phone books piling up on your front doorstep, especially if you don't use them anymore? Visit http://www.yellowpagesoptout.com to opt out. This Web site is the only online opt out service recognized by publishers. Simply enter your ZIP code to find the participating phone book publishers in your area that are making it possible for you to opt out of receiving phone books. You will need to inform each phone book publisher that you would like delivery stopped. Opting out is even better than recycling. While recycling saves many resources, reducing or not creating waste in the first place saves even more. Currently, Minnesotans recycle about 20 percent of the 5,000 tons of phone books that are delivered in the state each year. The opt-out takes 60 days to process. You may miss the deadline for a few of the phone books this year, but opting out today will ensure you won't receive them next year. If you have phone books that you need to recycle, contact your county for information on your recycling options or visit http://www.recyclemoreminnesota.org, which has a list of all of the county recycling programs in the state. Most curbside programs take phone books year around. You can also call these companies to opt out:
Dex (Qwest) -- Phone 866-606-9339.
Idearc Inc. (Verizon) -- Call 800-888-8448; then select option 2.
Yellow Books USA Inc. -- Call 800-929-3556, then press 2.