Tired of receiving stacks of phone books every year that will never be used?  Want to know how to stop delivery of phone books?  You’ve come to the right place!

Many people no longer use printed telephone directories — relying instead on online local directories.  However, directory companies continue to employ “saturation distribution” practices in their delivery of phone books. The net effect?  Thousands of phone books delivered every year that are never used.  It is estimated that approximately 540 million phone books are delivered each year — and over 700,000 tons of phone books are thrown out every year!

A number of states currently are considering legislative measures to make unsolicited delivery of phone books illegal.  The Yellow Pages industry, however, has a powerful lobbying effort and a strong economic incentive to stop these efforts (97% of the estimated $14+ billion in U.S. yellow pages revenue comes from printed directories). Proposals have been floated — without success — by state legislatures in Alaska, Hawaii, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina and Washington.

Where does this leave consumers who don’t want to receive print yellow pages directories and other printed phone books?  Eco Yellow Pages was launched to provide resources and information to consumers who want to stop delivery of phone books.

Read on to find out how to stop delivery of phone books!