Reduce the junk mail you receive
Maybe there are some people out there who are dying to know about the latest tandoori chicken takeaway offers in their neighbourhood or yet another credit card promo. We don't know, we don't want to generalise. But the estimated 2.7 billion pieces of junk mail in the UK1 which slide through our collective letter boxes are a real nuisance and an eye sore, not to mention taking their toll on Mother Nature too!
Our Forests
We all know that paper comes from trees, and those leaflets are no exception. They come through our door, often to be thrown straight into the bin. That translates into a lot of graceful 30 year old trees being felled2 for no reason at all.
Pollution
Producing and using the ink to make that glossy look on those leaflets coughs out a lot of nasty stuff in order to optimise its performance properties, such as mercury.3 Not very nice at all to the environment!
Reduce clutter
Why not spare yourself the daily annoyance of sorting out the junk from your mail and just get the letters that matter? It’s not like you use them to decorate your house or anything.
Global Goals
12.5: By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
12.8: By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
13.3: Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
15.2: By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
Success Stories
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