Environmental Partner Benefits BREATHE LA by Eliminating Junk Mail, Ease Landfill Waste

Did you know the average person receives 41 pounds of junk mail annually (which is roughly 5 to 10 pieces of mail a day)?! Here's another BREATHE LA partner in helping us live and BREATHE better: 41pounds.org

41pounds is a non-profit with a mission to eliminate junk mail (credit card applications, catalogs, coupon books, etc.) -- an environmental hazard (and personal nuisance). Even with recycling programs all over the country, the majority of household waste is junk mail, and paper takes up about 40% of landfill space! 41pounds.org began out of a personal (the founders) want to stop receiving junk mail — and through some fine research, they found some staggering statistics. To produce and process 4 million tons of junk mail a year, 100 million trees are destroyed, 28 billion gallons of water is wasted, and energy equivalent to 2.8 million cars is spent — which produces greenhouse gases and more global warming. In addition, $320 million of local taxes are spent to dispose of junk mail each year instead of providing parks, libraries, health care and other valuable services. Lastly, credit card applications and other junk mail you receive may be used in identity theft and fraud.

More than 1/3 of the fee goes to BREATHE LA (when you select us) and already 41pounds.org has raised more than $85,000 for various other nonprofit organizations. For every person who signs-up for service, you're helping to raise one million dollars for the environment and our communities!

Reclaim your mailbox and clean the environment! Visit www.41pounds.org/breathela/ to sign up!