Seattle King 5 News -- State urged to join junk mail 'do not mail' registry
,January 12th, 2010
The Seattle City Council is considering urging the state legislature to establish a "do not mail" registry for junk mail, similar to the national "do not call" registry.
"I feel like I have a right not to have garbage delivered to my door. It's like trespassing," said registry supporter Ellie Rose of Zero Waste Seattle.
Each year, 105 billion pieces of unsolicited direct mail goes out. The City Council says that's the equivalent of 100 million trees.
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