I Don't Use Phonebooks Anymore - 192.com
In 2006, 192.com launched its 'I don't use phonebooks anymore' campaign, urging the UK public to stand up against the millions of unwanted phonebooks that are delivered each year.
Paper phonebooks are out-of-date, environmentally unfriendly, and difficult to search.
Survey Results
192.com asked the UK public its opinion on the 75,000 million tonnes of phonebook waste generated every year.
The results of the UK phonebooks survey included:
4 out of 5 survey respondents backed a petition to make phonebook delivery in the UK optional.
Respondents also said that phonebooks had fallen in popularity because
- The Internet is quicker for finding information (62%)
- Phonebooks are too cumbersome (56%)
- Phonebooks go out of date too quickly (39%)
Over a third of UK respondents said that they never use a phonebook, and over two thirds said they use one less than once a year.
49% of respondents also said there were no phonebook recycling facilities in their area. With one man commenting "Why send me a phone book I don't want then offer no facility to recycle or return it!"
Online Directories
Online directories offer UK-wide coverage and flexible search options, and deliver much more information than phonebooks. Online directories such as 192.com also include email addresses, websites, mobile numbers and even interactive mapping and photography.
And if you’re having trouble reading a phonebook, online directories allow you to set your own web text size and screen resolution.
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