Comments on: How to Opt Out of Talking Phone Book Delivery

By: ecojoe

ecojoe — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:18:24 +0000

Actually, both those spellings are wrong. It's "akse", from the Olde Englyshe "aksh".

By: Emmeline

Emmeline — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:57:40 +0000

"4. Ax the operator to kindly stop delivering phone books to your house."

It's ASK not AX

By: JNickel

JNickel — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:22:10 +0000

Hello Carennedy
Even if the Canpages are printed on recycled and waste product paper, think of the energy consumption needed to treat and generate the paper, the inks, dyes and glues used to manufacture the books, waste including chemicals; the transportation to deliver the books etc. The actual paper is just one small component of the whole product and certainly "materials" are a small portion of the big picture.

Tree planting as a carbon offset strategy is a good idea – but they waste and pollution from Canpages is NOW not in 30+ years when newly planted trees will be actively sequestering carbon.

By: ecojoe

ecojoe — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:02:08 +0000

Huh, weird. When I click on it, I am brought to this page that has lots of cities on it:
http://www.talkingphonebook.com/portals/1771.jhtm...

Maybe you have to directly copy & paste that URL to make it work for you? Let me know if that doesn't work, sir.

By: mike wallace

mike wallace — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:53:10 +0000

I would love to follow your directions to opt out of receiving the Talking Phone Book. Your stem number 1 says to click on the city nearest you on this page. However, no cities are listed on this page.

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By: Carennedy

Carennedy — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:05:29 +0000

In Canada there is an environmentally responsible option that won't put you in jail. Canpages offers Canadians the option of opting out of Phone Directory Delivery. Yellow Pages does not.

The Canpages Print Directory is also printed on paper made from recycled and waste product paper and NO NEW TREE MATERIALS. They use the waste from mills that is traditionally burned and old wood products like furniture that is traditionally left in landfills.

Canpages also plants trees through Tree Canada and has been certified as a Carbon Neutral Company. They donate money to Sustainable Watershed, Sierra Club of Canada, and Save the Great Bear organization.

Their online directory is on the cutting edge of innovation offering the user relevant searches.

The point of this – Not all Phone Directory Companies are Created Equal – some are doing more to be more responsible and to give back.