Support King County Parks while putting junk mail on a crash diet with 41pounds.org

The hectic pace of the holidays is tough enough without the added chore of dealing with the seeming endless stream of junk mail.

Fortunately, there’s a solution to unwanted junk mail that also benefits King County Parks: 41pounds.org stops unwanted solicitations and catalogs from clogging your mailbox. This easy, online service lets you determine which catalogs and mail you would like to continue to receive and which ones you want to eliminate.

By registering with 41pounds.org, a one-time $41 fee will stop junk mail from reaching your home for five years – and a $15 donation will be made to King County Parks to help keep parks, trails and other amenities clean, safe and open.

Named for the amount of unwanted junk mail the average person receives each year, 41pounds.org emphasizes the positive impact of each participant that registers in the five-year program.

Unwanted advertisements and catalogs are not only an inconvenience, but a real resource drain. More than 100 million trees are cut down each year, just to produce the paper for junk mail, while an estimated 28 billion gallons of water are used annually to create and recycle junk mail paper.

Enrolling in the program also stops credit card offers, which reduces the threat of identity theft and fraud.

Since 2006, 41pounds.org has signed up more than 20,000 people and donated more than $200,000 to numerous non-profits, including King County Parks.

To ensure that 41pounds’ donation comes back to King County Parks, visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/store.aspx. Click through to 41pounds.org and start your junk mail reduction program today.

King County Parks offers easy online gift-giving options that let you create a personalized gift that also supports King County Parks’ 25,000 acres of public land, including beloved places such as Marymoor Park, Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center and an extensive regional trails system. Visit www.kingcounty.gov/parks to start your shopping at the Parks store.

The King County Solid Waste Division also provides a number of waste-prevention tips. Visit http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/wasteprevention/junkmail.asp for all the details.

Related information

King County Parks’ online store

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