Cut down on unnecessary door-to-door advertising materials

We support the proposal to restrict the distribution of leaflets to the homes that post a logo expressing their acceptance of such material, as opposed to the current system of distribution, which only excludes consumers who use the official “no leaflet” logo.

We also support the subsidiary proposal to use the most ecologically sound material for the bags or envelopes that will contain the leaflets, as long as these do not need to be separated from their contents by the consumers in order to be recycled.

And given that no ecological improvement can be effectively implemented if it is generally felt that the changes are toothless, we strongly recommend the adoption of a process which will ensure that people will abide by the above bylaws. Municipal authorities should regularly hand out stiff fines whenever companies deliver these flyers to unwanted locations, and the collected amounts should be sizeable enough to pay for the enforcement process. We urge you to take these steps in the right direction without waiting any further.