I've just come across a wonderful concept thanks to Grist. I have no idea if it will work, but it seems worth trying: Run by the Natural Resources Defense Council, National Wildlife Federation, and the Ecology Center, Catalog Choice can, they claim, "put a stop to all those unwanted catalogs clogging your mailbox."
Since its debut last week, some 20,000 people have signed up for the service, already halting over 50,000 unwanted catalogs. That's a small fraction of the 19 billion catalogs mailed in the U.S. each year (made out of 53 million trees), but it's a start. Did we mention it's free?
You register your names and addresses and select from a lengthy list of catalogs that, in our case, seem to arrive on a daily basis, trying to sell us stuff we a) don't need; b) can't afford; and c) won't be caught dead showing off.
I figure if the good people behind the NRDC and NWF are behind it, it's worth giving them my email address.
More like this
Trade publications; such as catalogs, technical bulletins, and web sites; are a valuable source of information for students in biotechnology-related courses.
The environmental consequences of shopping catalogs have
been well
documented. For example, over eight million tons of trees are
consumed each year in the production of paper catalogs.
Now there is a website where you can go to opt out of them:
Because everyone is doing
I'm reporting from sunny, temperate Paris. Gorgeous weather here, and we've already taken in a few sights.
However, the first psychology-related photo op actually occurred on the plane on the way over here. Why is Greta scowling in this picture?