How to Stop Junk Mail and Save Trees at the Same Time

Not only is junk mail a nuisance to most people, it is a major nuisance to our earth. Did you know that more than 100 million trees are destroyed each year to make junk mail? The average adult receives 41 pounds of junk mail every year and 44% of it goes directly to the landfill, unopened! That your name is worth $0.03 to $0.20 cents each time it is sold. Here's the good news! * By reducing your junk mail for 5 years, you’ll conserve 1.7 trees and 700 gallons of water, and prevent 460 pounds of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere — and you’ll gain about 350 hours of free time!

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Your computer with internet access
• Or your telephone
• Names of catalogs that you no longer wish to receive
• A few minutes of your time
• A wish to see more trees and less waste!

1. Visit 41pounds.org to complete an online form or call toll-free (866.417.4141).
2. Simply provide your address, the catalogs you want to stop receiving and any other names of people receiving junk mail at your address.
3. Sit back and relax.
4. You will see a noticeable improvement within 6-8 weeks. Most common junk mail such as credit card offers, coupon mailers, sweepstakes entries, magazine offers and insurance promotions, as well as any catalogs you specify, will no longer be arriving in your mailbox.
5. After four months, your junk mail should be eliminated by 80 to 95%.

Tips & Warnings

• The service provided stops your junk mail for five years, even if you move.
• 41pounds donates 1/3 of the service fee to an environmental or community organization of your choice.
• If you choose a tree-planting partner to receive your donation, 15 - 150 new trees will be planted on your behalf.