STOP JUNK MAIL

BANNING JUNK MAIL

Discussion points:
- Defining Junk Mail: unaddressed pieced of mail or unsolicited advertising inserts in newspapers.
- Direct Marketing keeps people employed and generates business.
- Large quantities of junk mail are dropped in the waste bins, not all of it is recyclable.. add the impact of the colours, chemicals..
- A lot of fresh water is used in the process of recycling.
- Follow the money to find out - Canada Post has a large chunk of it's revenue generated from distributing junk mail.
- On the other hand, Canadians care about the environment.
- How can we get Direct Marketing go all green - ideas, spam??
- Why is our government (actually all levels of it) still protecting this dirty business?
- Paul Bies, from Mistique.Ca agrees that junk mail (according to the definition above) should be banned.
- Ray Glowa from GreenAgeMedia urges us to do something about it.

Solutions suggested:
- Ban Junk Mail - everyone agrees.
- Place a RED DOT in your mailbox and talk to your mailman - no junk please (does not work in condos)