Over 100 million trees are destroyed and 28 billion gallons of water are used each year in processing junk mail.
Each person wastes approximately 70 hours each year to filter 41 pounds of junk mail, with almost half being discarded without even being open.
Unsolicited mail should be by opt-in only. Households should not be forced to opt-out.
Many companies make the opt-out process difficult. Registering with the DMA preference service only stops mail from companies using that service. It does not guarantee that junk mail will stop.
Junk mail is an unneeded nuisance in the information age that impacts the environment.