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Mail, AARP & 53 Million Trees
According to the AARP Bulletin, “the 19 billion catalogs mailed to Americans every year consume 3.6 million tons of paper and 53 million trees.” (See May 2008, Page 25)
Such a short sentence. Can it be true?
Let’s see, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, advertising mail (also known as “Standard A” mail) totals 5.89 million tons [...]
Mail, Trees & Common Sense
Many people are concerned with the preservation of forest land and with good reason: Forests are beautiful, they produce vast quantities of oxygen, they are home to innumerable animals and they are part of our heritage.
There’s no question that mail is regarded as a paper-based product, and so it’s fair to ask: How does the [...]