article_snippet: It means almost 3.2bn items of ‘unaddressed’ junk mail were delivered in just one year – almost double the 1.7bn delivered annually five years ago.
article_snippet: new figures do not even include the vast quantities of ‘addressed’ junk mail also delivered, which have the names of occupants on the envelope.
article_snippet: But much of unwanted junk mail is never opened and ends up being thrown straight into the bin – causing an environmental headache.
article_snippet: While some households recycle takeaway menus and pamphlets, many tonnes of junk Mail end up in landfill
article_snippet: A spokesman for the Local Government Association said: ‘Junk mail is a blight on the nation’s doormats.
article_snippet: ’ Robert Rijkhoff, of the Stop Junk Mail campaign, said junk Mail was ‘the worst form of advertising’ because junk Mail was foisted upon households without households consent.
article_snippet: Critics claim that some junk mail contain scams sent by fraudsters from overseas.
highlights_snippet: Almost 3.2billion items of 'unaddressed' junk mail were delivered last year .
  