What about a National Do Not Mail List?

The Federal Government has instituted the National Do Not Call List so we can have a reprieve from unwanted telephone solicitations.  If you haven't already signed up, here is your chance.  All you have to do is visit the National Do Not Call Registry website and register your telephone numbers.  Telemarketers are required by law to remove your telephone numbers from their calling lists if your number is registered.  That was easy!

But what about junk mail?  According to the Ohio EPA Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention “Each year, 100 million trees are used to produce junk mail; 250,000 homes could be heated with one day's supply of junk mail; and Americans receive almost 4 million tons of junk mail every year.”

Wouldn't we all benefit from a national Do Not Mail registry?  Marketers would not send mail to those who have no interest in receiving it.  Environmentally conscious mail recipients wouldn't have to recycle ridiculous amounts of mail every day.  For those who don’t bother to recycle, our garbage dumps would not be filled with a shameful amount of wasted paper.    

So what will it take to make a national Do Not Mail registry a reality?  Do Americans have what it takes to tackle this seemingly unreachable goal?  We believe that Americans want to be heard on this issue.  That they are tired of having to sift through unwanted catalogs, credit card offers they can’t really apply for, and cell phone service solicitations in month three of their current cell phone provider’s two year agreement that carries a hefty termination clause. 

No doubt It will take some work on the part of all Americans to make a National Do Not Mail list a reality.  Should they write their Congressmen, their Mayor or even the President?  We would like to extend an opportunity to all of those who share our opinion on a need for a centralized database of Do Not Mail recipients to share their comments here.