Planet Forward Green Tip of The Week Email Postal Service
ByGo Green With Postal Service By Email
This is another simple green tip and it costs you absolutely nothing – start requesting your monthly bills via email. That’s right, cut down on the paper trail and start receiving your monthly billing data online. Credit card companies, department stores, utilities, phone companies, and many more will provide delivery of your monthly bill via email if you register for it.
With today’s technology it’s easy to use your home computer as a complete filing system for your monthly bills. And now with flash drives, removable hard drives and back up systems, it’s easy to be worry free because your billing data can be easily protected.
Still like receiving your paper bill every month? Try to consider not only the wasteful use of paper and envelopes, but also the carbon costs for delivering it to you through the postal service. Still hestitant? Start by picking one bill and register for epost and you’ll see how easy it is. With this green tip the planet will thank you and the trees will breathe a sigh of relief.
Imagine if everyone in the US and Canada registered for at least one bill by email. That’s over 350 million people, the reduction in carbon emissions and forestry destruction would be significant. A true win-win and all it costs you is a point and click. So register today for epost and you’ll see how easy it is to follow this green tip.
