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Phone Books

(Telephone Books)

Rethink & Reduce Tips

• Accept only the number of books you need for your household.  Call your phone company to adjust the number of books you receive.
• Opt out of receiving phone books at your door. Go to Yellow Pages Goes Green for a free service.

More Get Rid Of It Tips

• Phone books may be accepted for curbside recycling in some cities.  Check with your waste hauler or city recycling coordinator.

Additional Resources

• Dex Phone Book Recycling
• Yellow Pages Goes Green
• Choose To Reuse Directory
• Reduce.org

Accepted At These Hennepin County Facilities. Proof of residency required (MN drivers license or current utility bill).

• Bloomington Drop Off Facility
• Brooklyn Park Drop Off Facility

Item Accepted As: Recycling

No Fee

Phone books are banned from the trash.

Phone books may not be placed in the trash under Minnesota Statue §115A.951.  This law also requires publishers or distributors of phone books with more than 7,500 listing to provide for collection and delivery to a recycler. Phone book distributors must inform people who receive phone books about how and where to recycle.

Dex maintains a list of local drop off recycling locations at http://www.dexknows.com