A lot of people have been writing, debating, and fighting about junk mail for a while now. Here are some of our favorite conversations between direct mailers, environmental activists, consumers who hate getting spam in their mail boxes and consumers who drool over deals. Enjoy…
Junk Mail’s Endless Summer, The Huffington Post: Todd Paglia, the Executive Director of Forest Ethics sounds off on the issue of direct mail. The commenters go wild…
Reducing The Junk-Mail Footprint, The New York Times: The Green, Inc. blog reports on how much paper the direct mail industry uses each year and its effect on our environment.
Post Man Gets Probation For Burying Junk Mail in His Back Yard, Consumerist: For years a mailman stashed junk mail in his back yard instead of delivering it. Most commenters agree he should have received a medal.
Get Rid of Un-Wanted Mail: It’s Bad for Your Wallet and the Environment, Grad Money Matters: This blogger covers most of the big issues and aggravations associated with junk mail.
Catalog Opt-Out Sparks Debate, DMNews: Catalog Choice’s service allows consumers to opt-out of the catalogs they don’t want to receive and sign up for catalogs that they do want. While some retailers like L.L. Bean love the service, it is ruffling some feathers in the direct marketing industry.
Stop Please! The Charities I Support Keep Sending Me Junk Mail, Slate Magazine: Slate’s advice column dishes out advice on how to stop non-profits from spamming your mail box.
Stop Junk Mail, The Diary of a Junk Mail Campaigner: For our friends in the U.K.