Letterboxer in the Media
Today in Canterbury on CTV - Interview about the Pimp My Letterbox Competition
November 12th, 2009
Interview with Andrew and Yvette Horton about Letterboxer and the Pimp My Letterbox Competition before the Letterboxer National Sticker Launch and prize giving event. The interview is the 2nd news item. Today in Canterbury, 12th November 2009
Campbell Live on TV3 - 'No junkmail' means no junkmail, thanks
September 16th, 2009
While you might throw unsolicited mail straight into the recycling, there are others who actually enjoy pouring over each glossy page. But a recent survey showed that as many as 80 percent of people who have 'no junkmail' stickers on their letterboxes still get it, and that's enough to drive some people postal. Read more or view video
RDU 98.5FM Breakfast with Spanky - Letterboxer: Andrew Horton
September 3rd, 2009
Sick of all that junk mail that’s constanting stuffed into your letterbox? It’s even worse when whoever’s mailing it clearly ignores the ‘no circulars’ sticker you placed so carefully and put so much faith in. The only problem is the mailer is probably a 10 year old kid and you can hardly go crazy at them. Not that you’d want to though ay? One man who’s on a crusade against this huge waste of paper is Andrew Horton who has started the Letterboxer. Have a listen, then join the fight against DM! Listen
'Group hits back against junk mail onslaught' at stuff.co.nz by Charlie Gates
September 3rd, 2009
A Christchurch group is defending junk-mail victims in a bid to unclog the city's letterboxes. The Letterboxer group has taken on the case of a Christchurch man whose letterbox was so full of junk mail there was no room for genuine mail. Read More
'Stop Junk Mail in New Zealand' at www.stopthejunkmail.com
June 23rd, 2008
Gidday, We have only been here a few weeks but have already seen what New Zealand has to offer in the direct mail industry. Read More
'Letterboxer' at stopjunkmailblog.blogspot.com by Robert Rijkhoff
April 12th, 2008
An interesting new junk mail campaign recently started in New Zealand. It's called Letterboxer and has been set up by Christchurch resident Andrew Horton. Read More
Supporters
DoubleDot Media. Christchurch web development company that is generously sponsoring Letterboxer.
Environment Canterbury. ECAN supplies Letterboxer with no junkmail stickers to be used within Canterbury for which we are extremely grateful.
New Zealand Post. NZPost generously supplies Letterboxer with a limited number of Community Post envelopes each year.
Links
Resources to learn more about junk mail and the environment.
Are you looking for online circulars?
Sustainability & The Environment in NZ
Be the change encourages action about climate change. It's an ingenious social media site for ideas, inspiration and action.
Sustainability.govt.nz This website is very well thought out with sections on Rubbish, Water, Energy, Building, Transport and Climate Change.
The Waste Exchange Browse listings of rubbish you can have free. One man's rubbish is anothers treasure. All sorts of commercial materials are available.
NZHerald : Junk mail merchants let off fines
Two Auckland councils are granting immunity from prosecution to junk mail advertisers despite an audit showing most people still receive unwanted unaddressed mail.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs: Ditch the direct mail?
Unsolicited advertising material, more commonly referred to as circulars or junk mail, are the flyers, brochures and special offers that appear in our letterboxes. It’s a medium used by marketers to alert us to sales and offers, and while some people enjoy receiving this information, there are others who would prefer not to.
Just Organic Fresh, organic food delivery to your door in Canterbury. Recommended!
International Links
Stop Junk Mail UK UK junkmail sticker supply site.
Stop the Junk Mail United States service to stop addressed junk mail.
The Daily Green: Junk Mail Produces as Much CO2 as 7 States Combined
A report by the group ForestEthics estimates that destroying forests to make paper for junk mail releases as much greenhouse gas pollution as 9 million cars.
Another way to look at it: Junk mail produces as much pollution as seven U.S. states combined, or as much as heating 13 million homes each winter.
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