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Save time! Save trees! Save the planet!

Did you know that more than 100 million trees are destroyed each year for junk mail? Plus 28 billion gallons of water and enough energy to power more than 9 million cars?! When we stop junk mail and catalogs, we keep trees in the forests doing what they do best – providing oxygen for us to breathe and absorbing C02 to keep our planet cool and healthy.

That’s why Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society has partnered with 41pounds.org to stop junk mail. The 41pounds.org service does all the leg-work to reduce your junk mail and catalogs by 80-95% for everyone in your household for five years.

Reclaim your mailbox and reduce your carbon footprint!

Thanks to you and the 41pounds service, we can:

• Keep trees in the forest. More than 100 million trees are destroyed each year to produce junk mail. 42% of timber harvested nationwide becomes pulpwood for paper.
• Reduce global warming. The world’s temperate forests absorb 2 billion tons of carbon annually. Creating and shipping junk mail produces more greenhouse gas emissions than 9 million cars.
• Save water. About 28 billion gallons of water are wasted to produce and recycle junk mail each year.
• Save time. You waste about 70 hours a year dealing with junk mail.

About 41pounds.org

"41pounds.org is an organization working to eliminate a big personal nuisance and environmental hazard — junk mail. Our name comes from the amount of junk mail the average person receives each year (credit card applications, catalogs, coupon books, etc.) which for the most part goes directly into the trash can or recycling bin. 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 was founded by three brothers in Ferndale, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit) in 2006. Since then, 41pounds.org has grown by word of mouth and through partnerships with nonprofit organizations who share our goals and our excitement about the impact of stopping junk mail."

About the 41pounds.org Service

"When you win the bid, we contact 20 to 30 direct mail companies on your behalf to stop the majority of bulk mail that comes to your home every day. All you have to do is type in your contact info — then leave the rest to us. We contact the direct mail companies and get you off their lists! We also send you some pre-addressed postcards for you to send to the companies that require a signature from you. The service lasts for five years. You can contact us any time with additional household names to protect or more direct mail companies to block.

With just a few minutes you’re finished — for five years! You can sit back and enjoy the benefits — and the satisfaction of knowing that valuable resources will no longer be wasted trying to sell you goods and services you don’t want. You’ll also enjoy the peace of mind that comes from reducing your exposure to identity fraud."

Item Special Note

Upon winning the bid, instructions will be emailed to you in order to initiate service. Service subscription must be initiated by December 31, 2012.   This service is only available to US residents.