The Lifecycle of Junk Mail
October 23, 2003 5:43 am General 
Never before have I seen so much junk mail in my entire life. Okay, I’ve only ever lived in Ireland, and that probably isn’t a very good representation of a normal country. I think I’m getting, on average, one free newspaper and about 4 or 5 newspaper style ads. From ‘Christchurch Star’, to ‘Christchurch Mail’ and from ‘Christchurch Herald’ to ‘Community Times’. Do people actually read these things? They seem to consist of 80% advertisements, 10% random community stories, 5% gardening tips and 5% lonely heart messages. Still, at least they have some use – filling up 70% of the recycling bin. Seems like a monumental waste of resources for a perceived ‘green’ country like New Zealand.
On a semi related note, I seem to be getting less spam in my email these days. Very curious.
