Paper Planet -- San Francisco First US City to Pass Do Not Mail Resolution
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April 1st, 2009
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed a resolution
calling on California to create a Do Not Mail Registry giving its
citizens the choice to stop receiving unwanted junk mail. The
non-binding resolution represents the first time American lawmakers
have withstood pressure from the direct mail industry and the U.S.
Postal Service to side with the majority of Americans.
"Until
now, junk mailers have stifled all efforts to give Americans what they
want: an enforceable, comprehensive solution to junk mail's waste and
annoyance" said ForestEthics Executive Director Todd Paglia. "San Francisco is the first city in the United States
to take political action against junk mail, marking the beginning of a
long-awaited government intervention to protect citizens from
relentless and predatory junk mailers."
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