How long has it been since you actually used a paper phonebook? I’ve been throwing them out as they arrive for years – well, since I got broadband internet I suppose, actually. Now, for us Norwegians, finally, there’s a website where you can let them know you don’t want a phonebook. That way, you’ll help save some of the seven million kilos of paper used to distribute phone books to every household in Norway. Hooray! Thank you Underskog for the tip and B¯rge for the 7 million kilos thing.

And as a reminder: here’s where you get yourself taken off all the advertising mailing lists.


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2 thoughts on “say no to dead tree phonebooks

  1. Alan

    Norway is sooooooo advanced: [link]

  2. Hamdi

    Thank you for the tip.

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