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The junk mail industry destroys 100 million trees annually while the USPS has lost $109 billion since 2007. Elder fraud via mail costs Americans $5 billion per year. Despite widespread consumer frustration, EDDM mail has no opt-out mechanism.
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Let's Ban Junk Mail Already
More than 100 million trees are destroyed each year to produce junk mail. One modest environmental reform that would require little investment but would help avoid millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
U.S. Postal Service is Losing Money. What Can Be Done to Help It?
USPS has lost money almost every fiscal year since 2007, with net losses totaling approximately $109 billion from fiscal years 2007 through 2024.
How Does Junk Mail Affect the Environment?
60% of junk mail ends up in landfills, spewing enormous quantities of methane—a greenhouse gas 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
FBI Highlights Growing Number of Reported Elder Fraud Cases
In 2024, the FBI received over 147,000 complaints of elder fraud—a 46% increase from the previous year—with victims losing nearly $5 billion.
How To Stop Junk Mail
If it's not scammers spamming your phone with texts or filling up your inbox with emails, it's your mailbox crammed with ads and other mail you didn't ask for.
Ernst, Cortez Masto Stop Subsidies for Political Junk Mail
After 2.3 billion pieces of political mail flooded America's mailboxes in 2024, bipartisan legislation introduced to end 40-60% discounts for political junk mail.
Key Statistics from News Coverage
100M
Trees destroyed annually for junk mail
Source: Center for Development of Recycling
$109B
USPS net losses (FY2007-2024)
Source: U.S. GAO
$2.9B+
Elder fraud losses annually
Source: FBI
2.3B
Political mail pieces in 2024
Source: Sen. Ernst Office
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