Flagship Report
How Junk Mail Impacts the Environment
Junk mail environmental impact: is it real? Yes, but beware of older, often repeated statistics: U.S. advertising mail used about 2.14 million tons of paper in 2024, on the order of 30 to 50 million trees, and the average adult receives roughly…
Key findings
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58+ bn pieces
of junk mail
10.5%
of opt-out requests go to ANA member mailers
~3.8%
of mail volume is unaddressed EDDM
