
“The average person gets only 1.5 personal letters each week, compared to 10.8 pieces of junk mail. Collectively, that adds up to 4.5 million tons of junk mail produced each year! 44% of all junk mail goes unread and directly into the trash.”
- Native Forest Network
“Approximately 40% of the solid mass that makes up our landfills is paper and paperboard waste. Tax dollars spent to dispose of junk mail: $320 million.”
- Ecofuture
Do yourself and the environment a favor: reduce paper clutter by “opting out” of unsolicited direct mailings.
Do it yourself:
http://opt-out.cdt.org
optoutprescreen.com
catalogchoice.org
Or pay someone to do it for you:
greendimes.com ($20/year)
41pounds.com ($41 for 5 years of coverage)
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