{"id":397,"date":"2009-05-06T16:40:52","date_gmt":"2009-05-06T16:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/05\/how-to-stop-junk-mail.html"},"modified":"2009-05-06T16:40:52","modified_gmt":"2009-05-06T16:40:52","slug":"how-to-stop-junk-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/05\/how-to-stop-junk-mail.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Junk Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\"mail.jpg\"<\/span>The average American Jane gets more than 41 pounds of junk mail a year. That’s a whole lot of Victoria’s Not-So-Secrets and faux lottery winnings. In case you haven’t heard of it, the organization 41 Pounds<\/a> will help you cut this pile back by 80-95% for a low annual fee. According to FAQs on their site, this would make the Lorax very happy because they help: <\/p>\n

  • Keep trees in the forest<\/span>. More than 100 million trees are destroyed each year to produce junk mail. 42% of timber harvested nationwide becomes pulpwood for paper.\n
  • Reduce global warming.<\/span> The world’s temperate forests absorb 2 billion tons of carbon annually. Creating and shipping junk mail produces more greenhouse gas emissions than 9 million cars.\n
  • Save water.<\/span> About 28 billion gallons of water are wasted to produce and recycle junk each year.\n
  • Save time.<\/span> You waste about 70 hours a year dealing with junk mail<\/li>\n

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    And this personally benefits you because: <\/p>\n