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Stop the Onslaught of Junk Mail
Target: US Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid; Speaker of the House, Nancy PelosiSponsored by: Forest Ethics
Five years after the national Do Not Call Registry became the most popular consumer rights bill in history, citizens still face a different form of harassment: junk mail. Every year, Americans receive about 105 billion pieces of junk mail like credit card offers, coupons, and catalogs -- that's 848 pieces of junk mail per household. Even though 44% of that mail goes to the landfill unopened, we still spend eight months of our lives opening the rest.
Junk mail is more than just an annoyance; it's an environmental crisis. Every
year, junk mail production destroys 100 million trees, creating as
much global warming
pollution as 3.7 million cars.
We deserve the right to protect our privacy and our time. We deserve clean air and forest protection. We, the undersigned, support the creation of a national Do Not Mail Registry to provide a simple and comprehensive way for us to say no to junk mail.
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We signed the “Stop the Onslaught of Junk Mail” petition!
# 150:
5:18 pm PST, Feb 29,
Eric Wilkins, North Carolina
# 149:
5:17 pm PST, Feb 29,
Sally Klein, California
# 148:
5:16 pm PST, Feb 29,
James Hall, Texas
we need trees way more than we need junk mail!!
we need trees way more than we need junk mail!!
# 147:
5:15 pm PST, Feb 29,
Leslie Moore, Kentucky
# 146:
5:15 pm PST, Feb 29,
John Gregg, Wyoming
I donot want a lot of junkmail!!
I donot want a lot of junkmail!!
# 145:
5:15 pm PST, Feb 29,
Name not displayed, Oklahoma
# 144:
5:14 pm PST, Feb 29,
Michael Carr, Kentucky
# 143:
5:14 pm PST, Feb 29,
Dorann Weber, New Jersey
# 142:
5:14 pm PST, Feb 29,
Bryan Danford, Florida
# 141:
5:13 pm PST, Feb 29,
Glezela Meyer, Missouri
# 140:
5:13 pm PST, Feb 29,
Linda Everson, New Hampshire
the power to stop junk mail will give us the power to stop many other forms of environmental waste
the power to stop junk mail will give us the power to stop many other forms of environmental waste
# 139:
5:12 pm PST, Feb 29,
Jasmine Guha-Castle, Texas
# 138:
5:12 pm PST, Feb 29,
Angelika Blasi, New Jersey
don't we have enough waste of paper with all the red tape to get anything done i.e. medical, political. do we really need to kill off more nature for mindless junk mail,sometimes double and triple from certain companies.
don't we have enough waste of paper with all the red tape to get anything done i.e. medical, political. do we really need to kill off more nature for mindless junk mail,sometimes double and triple from certain companies.
# 137:
5:11 pm PST, Feb 29,
Arline Lawrie, California
# 136:
5:11 pm PST, Feb 29,
Margaret Passarello, New Jersey
# 135:
5:11 pm PST, Feb 29,
Jo Wiest, Louisiana
# 134:
5:10 pm PST, Feb 29,
Jodi Stinebaugh, New Mexico
It would also save me a lot of gas. I wouldn't have to keep driving to a recycling center to get rid of my junk mail.
It would also save me a lot of gas. I wouldn't have to keep driving to a recycling center to get rid of my junk mail.
# 133:
5:09 pm PST, Feb 29,
Lana Stockell, Connecticut
# 132:
5:09 pm PST, Feb 29,
Erika Stone, Virginia
# 131:
5:08 pm PST, Feb 29,
Jasmine Smith, Illinois
# 130:
5:08 pm PST, Feb 29,
Epi Ortiz, Arizona
# 129:
5:07 pm PST, Feb 29,
Lahela Parker-bailey, Hawaii
# 128:
5:06 pm PST, Feb 29,
Judy McKenna, Tennessee
# 127:
5:06 pm PST, Feb 29,
Teresa Poulson, California
# 125:
5:05 pm PST, Feb 29,
Name not displayed, Kentucky
# 124:
5:04 pm PST, Feb 29,
Angela Woodcock, California
WE REALLY NEED TO WAKE UP AND START BEING MORE RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR RESOURCES! THIS STUFF GOES RIGHT FROM THE MAILBOX TO THE RUBISH BIN!
WE REALLY NEED TO WAKE UP AND START BEING MORE RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR RESOURCES! THIS STUFF GOES RIGHT FROM THE MAILBOX TO THE RUBISH BIN!
# 123:
5:04 pm PST, Feb 29,
Larry Heines, Ohio
# 122:
5:02 pm PST, Feb 29,
Mark Foote, Washington
# 121:
5:00 pm PST, Feb 29,
Marian Elliott, Wyoming
# 120:
5:00 pm PST, Feb 29,
Juliana Barwig, California
# 119:
4:59 pm PST, Feb 29,
Richard Hubbard, Florida
# 118:
4:59 pm PST, Feb 29,
Paul Daniello, New Hampshire
# 117:
4:58 pm PST, Feb 29,
Doosen Tachia, Texas
Junk mail is pointless and annoying: I'm sure you would agree.
Junk mail is pointless and annoying: I'm sure you would agree.
# 116:
4:57 pm PST, Feb 29,
Tracy Millard, Pennsylvania
# 115:
4:57 pm PST, Feb 29,
Jean Wollenweber, Oregon
I hug trees! I have yet to hug junk mail!
I hug trees! I have yet to hug junk mail!
# 114:
4:57 pm PST, Feb 29,
Nicole Belcher, New York
# 113:
4:56 pm PST, Feb 29,
Karen VDay, Indiana
# 112:
4:54 pm PST, Feb 29,
Amy Reichbach, California
# 111:
4:54 pm PST, Feb 29,
Carrie Melchior, Hawaii
# 110:
4:50 pm PST, Feb 29,
Brenda Thompson, California
# 109:
4:50 pm PST, Feb 29,
Angela Colwell, Michigan
# 108:
4:50 pm PST, Feb 29,
Ellen Richardson, New York
I throw out 85% if my mail. What really burns me up is the constant overkill mail from many environmental groups asking for money to protect the forests!
I throw out 85% if my mail. What really burns me up is the constant overkill mail from many environmental groups asking for money to protect the forests!
# 107:
4:49 pm PST, Feb 29,
Leah Walden, California
I HATE JUNK MAIL! IT GOES FROM MY MAILBOX TO THE TRASH! I DO NOT READ IT AND IT IS WASTEFULL!!!
I HATE JUNK MAIL! IT GOES FROM MY MAILBOX TO THE TRASH! I DO NOT READ IT AND IT IS WASTEFULL!!!
# 106:
4:49 pm PST, Feb 29,
Gale Weaner, Texas
# 105:
4:49 pm PST, Feb 29,
Amy Shepherd, Oregon
# 104:
4:49 pm PST, Feb 29,
Alex Clayton, California
The amount of junk mail is overwhelming and extremely wasteful. Americans should be able to opt out if they so choose.
The amount of junk mail is overwhelming and extremely wasteful. Americans should be able to opt out if they so choose.
# 103:
4:49 pm PST, Feb 29,
Katie Halper, New York
# 102:
4:48 pm PST, Feb 29,
S. Turvey, Canada
# 101:
4:48 pm PST, Feb 29,
Dianna Bennett, South Carolina
In spite of signing up for DO NOT MAIL, I still receive junk mail. I do not want to receive it, the P O to process/sort it, or my post person to carry/deliver it.
In spite of signing up for DO NOT MAIL, I still receive junk mail. I do not want to receive it, the P O to process/sort it, or my post person to carry/deliver it.