Paper and Cardboard

Recycle All Paper All the Time

35% of paper is thrown away and sitting in landfills. This makes it the material we trash the most. For every 100 pounds of garbage, about 35 pounds is paper.

Benefits of Paper Recycling

ALL paper can be recycled: newspapers, catalogs, magazines, office paper, junk mail, envelopes, phone books, cardboard, paper egg cartons, cereal and tissue boxes, etc. Most paper can be recycled up to 8 times. Recycling paper uses 60% less energy than manufacturing from new material. If everyone used a canvas bag for groceries, over 60,000 trees would be saved yearly.

What You Can Do

It's good to recycle paper, but it's even better to stop unwanted paper before it reaches you. Americans receive "junk" mail equal to 100 million trees each year.

Stop Unwanted Paper

Stop Junk Mail ($1 fee):

DMA Mail Preference Service

P.O. Box 282, Carmel, NY 10512

www.DMAchoice.org

Stop Credit Card Offers (free):

Equifax, TransUnion, Novus Credit, Experian

1-888-567-8688 (1-888-5-OPTOUT)

www.OptOutPrescreen.com

Stop Sweepstake Promotions (free):

Publishers Clearinghouse 1-800-645-9242

Stop Shopping Flyers (free):

Valpak Coupons 1-800-237-6266 www.coxtarget.com/mailsuppression/s/DisplayMailSuppressionForm

Advo-Valassis 1-888-241-6760

Harte-Hanks Mailers 1-800-422-4116

www.pennysaverusa.com/contactus

Stop Junk Faxes (free):

Contact the sender. If unsuccessful, file a complaint with the Consumer Information Bureau (FCC) 1-888-225-5322 www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/unwantedfaxes.html

Stop Catalogs (free):

www.CatalogChoice.org