[S-C] Bay Area Junk Mail Reduction Campaign

[Kevin Shrieve]

http://www.StopJunkMail.org

Source: Bay Area Recycling Outreach Coalition (BayROC)

For Immediate Release
Contact:  Tracie Bills (tracie_bills at sbcglobal.net)
Phone: 408-559-0899

Bay Area Counties Launch Junk Mail Reduction Campaign

Every year 100 million trees are cut down to produce 100 billion pieces of
junk mail sent to American households.  In an effort to address this concern
110 Bay Area cities and 9 counties have joined forces to sponsor a Bay Area
Junk Mail Reduction Campaign at www.StopJunkMail.org.

The campaign, starting in January 2005, focuses on easy ways Bay Area
residents can substantially reduce junk mail at home and at work.  The
campaign will distribute a Stop Junk Mail Kit.  The Kit will help consumers
reduce commercial access to their name and address so this information won't
be traded, rented or sold to companies who send unwanted mail.
The Kit provides addresses and telephone numbers of organizations set up to
help consumers reduce junk mail.  The Kit also includes ways to contact
service providers such as banks, insurance or wireless companies asking them
to stop sending promotional mail.

It's good to recycle your junk mail.  It's even better to stop getting it in
the first place.  Americans collectively pay $370,000,000 ($370 million) a
year to dispose of junk mail that doesn't get recycled.  To learn more about
reducing junk mail call the Bay Area Junk Mail Reduction Campaign hotline at
877-STOPWASTE (786-7927) or visit http://www.StopJunkMail.org.