This week’s challenge is officially ending today, but this green guy (me) will continue to be vigilant on removing myself from junk mail lists.  There will be more on this task, as well as the new task, tomorrow morning, but I wanted to make sure to share.  This week I put together a small template that I have been sending to companies informing them to remove me from their mailing list.  Also… possibly…. just possibly, it might change the habits of those reading the email.  I am posting the template here for you to use if you would like:

Dear XXX,

Please remove me from your mailing list.  Although I may enjoy your product or possibly have done business with you, I would like you to stop sending me junk mail as a matter of preserving trees.  Over 100 million trees are cut down every year for junk mail.  Over 40% of junk mail ends up going straight into the garbage without being opened or looked at.  These two statistics combined imply that 40 million trees go straight from the paper mill to the land fill and I would like to do my part to stop this.  Hopefully, I can save a tree or two by reducing the mail that I ignore and possibly you can too.  My address is as follows:

{YOUR ADDRESS HERE}

Thank you,

[Your Name]

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