Find local business listings, driving directions, maps, people and local information at. That would equal enough old phone books to fill a hole the size of a football field more than 251 feet deep. Recycled phone books are used to make insulation, animal bedding, packaging, shipping trays for fruit and a variety of other items including more phone books. The missoula, mt white pages phone book find people, phone. How to obtain a printed dex phone directory bizfluent. Those who live in multifamily condo or apartment buildings often cant opt out of receiving phone books, and sometimes a phone book is necessary where internet access isnt available. A short tutorial that will show you how to remove yourself from the distribution list that qwest uses for their dex phonebooks. Even in a vacant apartment, youll still find old phone books in the. Samsung dex software is built into your compatible galaxy phone or tablet and lets you connect to an external screen such as a monitor or large format display for a desktoplike experience. Additionally, this link allows users to cease telephone directory delivery entirely and provides links to information on how users can recycle old or unwanted telephone directories. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data. Us west dex hailed for recycling phone books deseret news. When youve got the need to recycle a phone book or two, follow these steps. Even today, phone books, with their bindings and lowgrade paper, make a tough sell for recycling plants, and many areas lack substantive recycling options.
Dex white phone, address, background info whitepages. Dex phone books just arrived still trying to opt out. Phone books land on door step of everyone in boulder in a big blue plastic bag. Dex one, earth911 promote phone book recycling and. Most manufacturers use soy or vegetablebased inks, which is common for printing on uncoated paper such as newspapers and directories. Unlike similar websites, all our information is available completely free. Their website also provides information on recycling your old dex diretory. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more.
Despite technology, phone books still a thing coloradoan. Tool for determining the area code of a locality, or the locality of an area code. Samsung dex enables you to turn your galaxy smartphone into a true desktop computing experience. Apr 18, 2012 dex one recently partnered with earth911, inc. Since 1991, more than 240,500 tonsor more than 493 million poundsof outdated dex phone books have been recycled. Psas from dex concerning phonebook recycling radiospace. We know 70 percent of adults use print directories every year, but they may also use our digital search alternatives, dexknows. Although phone books represent a small percentage of the paper products in the waste stream, directory providers like dex one are making it. Plastic bags need to be taken to grocery stores for recycling. If your community doesnt offer phone book recycling, the paper can be shredded and used as brown waste in most compost programs.
I dont remember the last time i used a phone book poor lil archaic thing, but we tend to keep at least one copy handy. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all. The recycling office has guidelines on how to recycle old directories. Blue plastic bag, thick book x 50 million trash or recycle bins dex yellow pages. This site allows users to search by area code or locality, displays area codes by state, and provides the time zone of area codes. Dex pad mobile accessories eem5100tbegus samsung us.
Names and numbers helps consumers, businesses, and communities stay in touch. Although us west dex creates the programs, it is the phone book users in our markets like salt lake city that really make the difference, said yvonne newell, manger of recycling operations for the company. Dec 17, 2014 in 2010, the city of seattle passed the first ordinance requiring phonebook companies to let residents opt out of getting the yellow pages, and assigned the companies penalties for each unwanted. Dex ones optout program allows users to customize their directory delivery or optout of it altogether. Nationally only 18% of phone books are recycled every year. The help page for dex pages provides a link for users to order additional print telephone directories if the users require them. Waste such as wood chips and sawdust is sent to paper mills for directory paper. The people search feature on is temporarily unavailable. Dex one started a door hanger program that encourages people who dont want phone books to customize the number of directories they receive or to opt out. Please do not toss those old phone books or those big fat sales catalogs in your garbage can.
Aug 03, 2016 the phone book industry raked in big money in the 90s and early 00s, recalled fort collins environmental planner susie gordon. Jun 03, 2010 all of these books end up in a land fill or recycled sooner or later. Our phone book of names, phone numbers and addresses will help you locate anyone, anywhere. The infuriating reason you still get a phonebook delivered. However, sometimes phone books are delivered with extra items such as a plastic bag or magnets and those should be separated prior to recycling. Dex phone books optout fail yet another year the deets. By recycling right, were able to reduce the amount of energy and resources required to make new products, decrease pollution, and create jobs. Businesses can refer to the recycle pages in the dex phone book brown pages, just behind the green map pages for recycling services for those materials or call. Dex phone books just arrived still trying to opt out west seattle. In its report card, psi highlights the successes and limitations of publishers attempts to make yellow pages more sustainable, including.
Mar 21, 2008 the phone book is the one book guaranteed to be present in every household, no matter how little else the occupants read. Jun 17, 2010 the last time i got a phone book, i tore out the pages with the local emergency numbers and taped them inside my kitchen cabinets. Qwest dex phone book recycling dropoff program city of. If curbside recycling is offered in your community, you will likely have the ability to recycle yellow pages directories by putting them in your curbside bin. Whitepages official site find people, phone numbers. Check your local phone book for recycling information, usually in the front or back. Old phone books collected for recycling will be picked up starting on wednesday, sept. We have tapped into the largest databases of information to offer you landline, cellphone and business information on any phone number or name. Most people dont use a phone book to look for anything anymore. Searchable database of long distance calling codes for countries and.
For questions or customer service contact 88863409. Instead of recycling them individually, readers figured. Call your phone company and ask to be taken of the distribution list if you no longer require a hard copy phone book. The infuriating reason you still get a phonebook delivered every year. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Due to changing recycling markets, recycling opportunities at our transfer sites may vary over time. To start searching, simply enter the type of business you are looking for along with the city and state or zip code it is located in. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35 million users.
Visitors to the dex onesponsored phone books section on will find phone book recycling locations and facts as well as consumer choice information. Want to stop delivery of yellow pages, white pages, phone books. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. As did the three additional phone books that arrived on my porch in the next month. In addition, publishers have reduced directory paper use by over 70 percent since 2007. The only reason dex delivers phone books to every housebusiness is to hoodwink their advertisers in thinking all of us will be using this outdated obsolete tool. The utah state historical society has an index to its collection of utah telephone directories.
We will continue to monitor the current situation and make decisions to best support the safety of our community. Find people, phone numbers, addresses and more is the only website to offer users access to three different types of people searches and an international telephone directory. Jun 11, 2012 although phone books represent a small percentage of the paper products in the waste stream, directory providers like dex one are making it easier than ever to reduce that part of your paper trail. Erie energy products is donating one cent per pound recycled to the food bank, which has been recycling phone books in erie for years. Eureka springs ar eureka springs chamber of commerce. For a listing of other public service announcements currently available on radiospace, click here. Mar 17, 2017 nonetheless, phonebook papers are 100 percent recyclable and are used primarily toyou guessed itmake new phonebooks. By docking your smartphone into the dex pad, your phone will launch a special dex mode on the connected external monitor and applications can be opened in multiple separate windows. Phonebooks helps find people, phone numbers, and addresses. Our yellow pages search can help you to find both small and large businesses instantly. Frequently asked questions national yellow pages optout.
Roseburg white pages phone books in oregon or whitepages. Landlords use whitepages tenantcheck, which is designed expressly. Jul 28, 2007 yet another phone book company delivered a book of friendly yellow pages to our front door this month for a total of three giant phone books from three different companies for our twoperson household. Drop off sites will include municipal and government offices as well as a few other locations. Recycle your phonebooks each year we put out phone book collection boxes around town as drop off sites for your recycling convenience. Wasserbettenservice berlin brandenburg home facebook. Find white pages in kitsap county, wa on yellowbook. With comprehensive contact information, including cell phone numbers, for over 275 million people nationwide, and smartcheck, the fast, comprehensive background check compiled from criminal and other records from all 50 states. If youve misplaced, ruined or simply didnt receive the latest edition of the dex.
Further, the epa reports that mechanical papers, including print phone directories, maintain a 67% recycling rate, about double the u. Whitepages is the authority in people search, established in 1997. Our business listing may include short bios including phone, fax if available, address, website, rating and more. The combination of the web site, the dex media garbage and recycling pages, and 24hour telephone information service provide a large amount of information to the public on demand. Psi says phone book industry needs to improve sustainability. Dex imaging the printer and copier leader buy lease. You will be automatically redirected to people search on in seconds. Recycling theodore,al yellow pages online, phone book. Today, slog readers asked me to collect unwanted phone books and return them to qwest dex headquarters. Phone books make up for 660,000 tons of trash every year. You can still search for people on since yellow pages and dexknows are part of one company. Currently there are no need a book locations available for this phone book. The original source to find and connect with local plumbers, handymen, mechanics, attorneys, dentists, and more. Find a local recycling center for your old phonebooks.
They tied a couple of pretty ribbons around it to hold in place, and then used it on there desk sort of like a rolla dex to hold business cards and such. Phone address directories international directories area code locators state abbreviations zip codes package delivery services u. Opt out of yellow pages with us and stop the delivery of printed directories you dont want to receive. Recycling options available for old phone books duluth. This phone book is put out by qwest and is typically only delivered to those in the qwest service areas, which include 29 states. However, sometimes phone books are delivered with extra items such as a plastic bag or. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Because phone books are made of paper, their pages are 100 percent recyclable. It is best to check your local guidelines for recycling to ensure you have prepped your phone book properly before tossing it in a bin. In many areas, dex one also provides followup sweeps after book deliveries to collect unclaimed books to. It lists just over 500 utah cities, showing the phonebooks serving each city. With over a century of experience, our company provides clients with co.
Your entire phone book can be recycled, including the binding. Additional recycling information is also available by contacting your local recycler or solid waste company or accessing the directory recycling link on. We develop document solutions for mobile, digital and cloud document management and are committed to protecting the environment and enhancing the communities we serve. Dex one, earth911 promote phone book recycling and consumer. The dex phone book is delivered once per year to households and businesses in the united states. They are the ones recycling and doing their part to help the environment. For this reason, dex will not be allowing walk in traffic or tours for either the advance, nc and oklahoma, ok locations.
Aug 15, 2016 internet links to email and street addresses, telephone directories, zip codes, state abbreviations, package delivery information. Recycling fontana,ca yellow pages online, phone book. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for dex white. Phone book optout program gives choice to consumers. However, magnets and other contaminants inside the directory and spines might make them difficult to recycle. So the city started holding phone book recycling drives, sometimes. Aug 14, 2015 phone book producers have a huge role to play in helping to reduce this waste stream by allowing people to optout of receiving phone books easily and conveniently. In fact, most phonebooks distributed today are made from refabricated old phonebook pages mixed with some scrap wood to strengthen the fibers for reuse. Showcasing your business online just got easier with our complete multimedia packages. Dec 05, 2008 to be honest with you, i do use a phone book, and i always keep 1 in my car, but i dont need to have a new phone book every year. While your station is idle or just after receiving dial tone, repeatedly press esi dex to select the personal dex. Dont include the plastic bag the phone book comes in. Residents can set out phone books with all other paper products such as newspapers, magazines, junk mail, and cardboard that are collected at the curb or centralized container.