Did you Know?

• 5.6 million tons of catalogs and other type of mail similar to this are thrown away every year in the U.S.

• Must People believe that SPAM stands for Short, Pointless, and Annoying Messages

• Spam was really based on a sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus.

• The average American household receives unsolicited junk mail equal to 1.5 trees every year

• 44% of junk mail are thrown without unopening them

Propositions for Corporation Solutions to reduce Junk Mail and Admail

Green Dimes, invite, encourage and challenge corporations to consider these easy, conscious and responsible solutions to stop junk mail. These simple solutions not only they are economical, they are simple and they can really create a positive environmental impact.

* reducing overall paper use, including the amount of paper waste used in unwanted admail, catalogs and any form of paper sent out,

* guaranteeing the individual choice and control over the personal identity and sensitive information of the general public. Most american DO NOT WANT JUNKMAIL.

* maximizing use of environmentally-responsible paper, including high percentages of post-consumer recycled content (i.e. a measly 10% recycled doesn't cut it), consider seriously making the switch to recycled paper

* avoiding greenwash by discontinuing any use of phony eco-labels like the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).

Green Dimes on its efforts applaud and salute all the corporations that are adopting more eco-friendly actions on their doing. Not only that we consider that companies that take a serious consideration to the impact in the enviroment they might be making b their actions. We consider that companies who take actions in such a small detail like Junk Mail, are commited in a grand scale to the preserving the planet.