Stop Junk Mail!

Oro Loma has joined other Bay Area cities and jurisdictions in a campaign to stop junk mail. The campaign ran through February and included public service announcements on radio as well as newspaper and newsletter articles.

Junk mail is a huge waste of natural resources, as well as time. It takes 100 million trees and over 28 billion gallons of water to produce the junk mail that is sent in the U.S. in just one year. One ton of paper takes 36 million BTUs to produce, and the production and disposal of junk mail alone consumes more energy than 2.8 million cars. The average American spends up to 234 minutes a year to sort through daily junk mail.

You can recycle junk mail, but it's even better to stop receiving it. Bay Area residents can get a "Stop Junk Mail Kit" by visiting www.stopjunkmail.org or by calling (877) STOPWASTE (786-7927). The Stop Junk Mail Kit, which will be available all year, provides easy steps to get off junk mailing lists and stay off. The kit includes pre-addressed postcards to junk mail clearing houses, and offers tips on how to assure that names and addresses do not get traded, rented, or sold to companies that send unsolicited mail. Completing a Stop Junk Mail Kit takes just two minutes of your time.