I was sitting in my office, looking out the window and saw a car pass, its driver throwing bags of trash at every mailbox. I went to look at what they had thrown, and it was a small Yellow Pages directory. Every mailbox on my street and probably in the entire neighborhood was defiled with this unasked-for trash. Why are they allowed to do this?
Many years ago, I delivered phone books to support my family. I was required to place each one neatly beside (not in front of) the door to the apartment or home. Auditors would later call to see if I had done my job. If the book was misplaced, I did not get paid.
It seems like we have allowed a commercial enterprise to trash our community without penalty. Littering costs the community in appearance, clean-up costs and pride. The only option I have is to get online and remove my address from the delivery list. I ask each one of you to do the same. If you don’t use the directory, please opt out of delivery. You will save a tree in its production, gas in distribution and delivery, your time to pick it up and throw it in the recycle bin, and our community from urban litter.
Chris Young
Vancouver
