These daily deliveries consume approximately 68 million trees a year. 340,000 fully loaded garbage trucks worth to be precise. According to one estimate, we'll spend 8 months of our lives simply opening junk mail. Your name and address is on somebody's mailing list. And if it's on one, it's on dozens.
Mailing lists are big business.
Almost every company has one consisting of its customers. These lists are bought, sold, and traded with other companies looking for new business. That's why putting your mailbox on a strict diet is largely a matter of getting and keeping your name off mailing lists. This organization maintains a list of people who don't want junk mail. When you move, don't fill out a Post Office Change of Address form.