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Junk Mail Equals Paper Spam

I don't know about anyone else, but I HATE receiving junk mail. I think about how much paper, ink and energy went into creating it and it makes me nuts. Oy.

  • Junk mail contributes to global warming: The greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the manufacturing of the 6.5 million tons of paper required for junk mail annually is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of 3.7 million cars.
  • Junk mail destroys Endangered Forests: More than 100 million trees a year are cut down and made into paper for junk mail. Those trees come from Endangered Forests like Canada’s Boreal and Indonesia’s rainforests—forests that play a vital role in our fight against global warming.

Now that we have a Do Not Call Registry, the folks over at ForestEthics are pushing for a Do Not Mail Registry. They have a petition, please sign it! I did.

Posted by Catherine on March 11, 2008
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I will sign ASAP!!! I could not agree more.

Posted by: Scott | Mar 11, 2008 4:44:09 PM

Great, please tell a friend or five!

Posted by: catherine | Mar 11, 2008 5:43:03 PM

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