15.Jul.2010 Downing St response to our Petition
Downing St have responded to our e-petition calling for an opt-in system for phonebooks. Over 12,000 signed it, one of the largest ever for a petition of its kind. You can read the full response here.
We’re pleased the Government acknowledged that an opt-in system would “help reduce the burden on resources and the environmental impact.” However [...]
25.Nov.2009 Save Money and the Planet this Christmas
When was the last time you used a printed phonebook?
192.com and the ‘Say No To Phonebooks’ campaign have teamed up with origami expert, Mark Bolitho, to provide three easy to follow guides that make use of those unwanted phonebooks by creating origami Christmas Tree, Star and Angel decorations.
To download the instructions and to watch the [...]
06.Nov.2009 Webuser report on the success of Say No To Phonebooks
One of Britians best known internet magazines has reported on the success of the Say No To Phonebooks campaign saying,
“A petition to scrap phonebooks is the best-supported environmental campaign on the Downing Street website only three weeks after its launch.”
“Over 5,500 people have already signed the petition, which is more than for a petition campaigning [...]
03.Nov.2009 Say No To Phonebooks campaign reaches #1
In just three weeks since the launch of the campaign the e-petition on the Downing Street website (http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/NoPhonebooks/) has become the most supported environmental petition, even overtaking a petition calling for a stop to Heathrow’s third runway! The petition has reached 26th position in the full list of more than 4,500 petitions running on the [...]
26.Oct.2009 Save the environment by Saying No To Phonebooks
The Daily Mail’s own Green Queen has today said that the Say No To Phonebooks campaign could help save the environment,
“Did you know that the 75million phone books delivered annually to UK households use up to 62,000 tons of paper?
So hurrah to 192.com’s Say No To Phonebooks campaign, which aims to establish an opt-in system [...]
13.Oct.2009 Make your vote count
Today, 192.com officially launches the Downing St e-petition as part of its ‘Say No To Phoneboks’ campaign. If you believe that we should have a choice whether 3 telephone directories a year are dumped on our doorsteps, then sign the e-petition now: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/NoPhonebooks/
The annual production of phonebooks in the UK equates to 62,000 tons of waste [...]
09.Oct.2009 See what phonebooks are costing the earth
Take a sneak peek at the soon to be launched ’Say No To Phonebooks’ viral:
You can also watch this directly on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg4VEKqQvNc
You’re welcome to add this viral to your own website to help spread the world about the totally unnecessary waste of natural resources that goes into unwanted phonebooks. Find instructions in the top right hand corner our [...]
17.Jul.2008 The Funny Side of Phonebooks
Feedback on the campaign so far has been that many people just aren’t using phonebooks anymore. We have, however, found some alternative uses for the unused phonebooks that just keep stacking up in our homes….
Ever seen a room filled with pages from a phonebook?
One group of college students found a use for phonebooks….
Did you know [...]
28.May.2008 Show your support
It’s estimated that 60% of phonebooks end up in landfill every year. You can help reduce this waste by taking 30 seconds to sign our epetition. The more votes we have, the stronger our case to the government asking for a centralised opt-out system for phonebooks, just like the Mail Preference Service. It’s not rocket science, other [...]
23.May.2008 Campaign via Facebook
There’s no doubt that phonebooks are a huge environmental menace, but we need enough people in the UK to stand up against them to make things change. So we’re asking everyone we know to show their support for a centralised and highly publicised opt-out system for phonebooks. And what better way then inviting if all your friends [...]
