My e-friend Joseph asked me a while back: How can a greenie stop getting all those damn phone books? If you’re like me, you never even use paper phone books anymore. I Google, mostly, so I can search businesses by distance. I like to get my stuff at places I can run to.

But actually stopping delivery — Well, that’s no simple matter. Still, the blogosphere’s been tackling it! Check out this post from The Old New Thing. His tip: To figure out who to contact about getting off the list, call the “How to order more copies of this wonderful telephone directory” number.

Note to self: Calling at 1 a.m. is not productive — The poor phone company drones only work normal biz hours. Plus — Why should I have to call and wait on hold? So I tried emailing, and hope the paper waste stops. Contact info below, to be updated with my results –

SBC. 800.248.2800 or 800.343.7390. Between 8-5, M-F. I used its customer service web form and am waiting to hear back.

United Yellow Pages. 800.343.2046, then press 6. I emailed via their website, and hope to hear back.

Verizon. 800.888.8448, then press 2. . Between 8-5, M-F. I used its customer service web form and am waiting to hear back.

Yellow Book. 800.464.3215. Between 8-9, M-F, Central time. I used its customer service web form and am waiting to hear back.

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