Hackney’s Junk Mail Sticker
I had to contact waste disposal at Hackney Council and mentioned how much junk mail I got. I did this by e-mail on info.hackney.gov.uk.
They have sent me a sensible sticker which now adorns my letter box.
Hackney's Junk Mail Sticker
It will be interesting to see if it cuts the amount of unaddressed rubbish I get through the door.
They also sent me a form to stop the Royal Mail sending me any.
On the back of the form it states that Hackney households receive approximately 35 million pieces of unwanted mail each year. This weighs 900 tonnes and takes 6,000 trees to make.
Incidentally, according to the 2001 Census there are 86,042 households in Hackney. So on average each receive 407 pieces of unwanted junk mail each year or over one piece a day.
I was also pleased to see that Hackney Council used tonnes and not tons on the form.
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