Generous : Say No To Phonebooks

Say No To Phonebooks

12 Mar 2010 by Paul Northup

Environmental petition attracts 10,000 signatures as UK citizens make a stand against phonebooks and anti-junk mail sentiment grows.

The ‘Say No To Phonebooks’ Downing St ePetition, setup by 192.com, reached its target of 10,000 signatures this week.

Telephone directories constitute the single biggest piece of junk mail that households receive each year and recently spawned a new Generous action after one Generous member started a Twitterstorm about the waste involved.

With 41%* of people no longer using printed directories at all, delivering phonebooks to only households that request them is the most environmentally friendly and non-intrusive way to distribute them.

Dominic Blackburn, Product Director, 192.com said, “10,000 signatures on the ‘Say No To Phonebooks’ ePetition speaks volumes as to how the public feel about this issue. It’s time that the government started listening to these voices and looked towards an ‘on request only’ delivery option for phonebooks.”

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