ForestEthics reckon that American mailboxes are inundated with more than 100,000,000,000 pieces of junk mail annually. Such is the volume of US junk mail that it amounts to 33% of all mail delivered. Worldwide. Yet 44% is said to go in the bin unopened. What a monumental waste of resources. And a precious resources at that. Over 100 million carbon storing trees need to be felled

to satisfy this American mailbox madness. Each year. ForestEthics say that many trees would be like clearcutting the entire Rocky Mountain National Park three times a year. So you can see why they might be moved to point the finger at … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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ForestEthics’ 2009 List of Naughty or Nice Catalog Culprits