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RANCHO FAMILIES CARE!
Reduce junk by 30% and save 840 lbs of carbon from being released & 300 trees from being cut down.
Start today--it can take 6 months
How to
Stop Junk Mail a
to be completely effective.
There’s no single step to stop all your junk mail, but taking these three steps will go a long way…
1. Get off clearinghouse lists
Direct marketing organizations are a good place to start. These groups sell lists to other firms and removing your name here can reduce much of your mail.
þ Go to www.dmaConsumers.org and click on “Remove my name” box on the left. There is a $1 fee. Include all variations of your name.
þ Sign up with catalogchoice.org. Catalog choice is a free service that lets you decline paper catalogs you no longer wish to receive.
þ To be removed from ValPak Coupons: 800-237-6266
2. Stop credit card offers
þ Stop unwanted credit card offers on www.OptOutPrescreen.com. Or, call them at 888-567-8688.
3. Too busy to do it yourself? Pay someone else to stop junk mail.
þ www.41pounds.org will stop your junk mail for $41 AND make a $15 donation to a non-profit organization of your choice.
þ www.Greendimes.com the fee is $36 for stopping junk mail and they’ll plant a tree for you every month as well.
Questions/comments: M. Fields, CoChair Rancho Curb Your Carbon Program Marlafields@sbcglobal.net
Go to www.ranchoschool.org to view this list and click directly on links.
Turn in your carbon coupon to your classroom! Fill out below, cut and bring to school!
Reduce Junk Mail Student:________________________________________ Room #/Teacher:_________________________________ Parent Signature:_________________________________ Junk Mail Reduced: Yes____________________________ Date Accomplished_______________________________ Reduce Junk Mail Stopping 30% of junk mail
stream saves 300 trees and 840 lbs. of carbon a year. Almost all junk mail goes
from mailbox to “outbox”. Most catalogs use virgin paper,
contributing to de-forestation and taking lots of energy
for production, transportation and disposal. Help Save Some Ice for
Polar Bear!
