Go Green

From the Campaign Earth website
Lessen the junk mail and catalogs coming to your house!

• preserve 16.6 billion gallons of water each year = the amount of water used by 172,333 households.*
• conserve over 100 barrels of oil.
• keep 3.5 million tons of CO2 out of the atmosphere = the amount of CO2 produced by 570,000 cars driven 200 miles/ week annually.

*Figures from The Alliance for Environmental Innovation

1. Stop Those Unwanted Catalogs! Now, with the internet, we can do most of our mail order shopping online. Stack your unwanted catalogs in a pile and spend ten minutes a week calling to request that your name be removed from their mailing list.
2. Receive Less Junk Mail! Send a short letter to: The Direct Marketing Association, Mail Preference Service P.O. Box 9008 Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008. List your name, in all its infinite variations, and request that all of these names be removed from their national database. This removal lasts five years, so keep this address handy. For more information contact the DMA at 212-768-7277.
3. Keep Your Catalogs and Magazines out of the Landfill! Many municipalities don't accept catalogs as part of their recycling program so find a second home for them. Keep them out of the landfill by dropping them off at a local hospital, assisted living home, senior residence facility or school (they use them for art classes and other projects). It's the next best thing.