Is junk mail really that destructive?
Yes. Junk mail destroys natural resources far out of proportion to the service it provides. 100 million trees a year are sacrificed to produce the 6.5 millions tons of paper that is made into junk mail every year. The greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the manufacture of junk mail are equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of 3.7 million cars. Many of the trees used for junk mail come from Endangered Forests like the Canadian Boreal and Indonesia’s Tropical Forest. The Canadian Boreal is part of the greater Boreal, which stores more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem on earth, providing a crucial defense against global warming. Deforestation of Indonesia’s Tropical Forest is responsible for 8% of all global carbon emissions. Both the Boreal and Indonesia’s Forests are home to indigenous communities whose culture and livelihoods are threatened. Both provide critical habitat for species such as caribou, tigers and orangutans. Despite all these reasons to protect and mai
