If you live in Canada, a simple red dot on your mailbox could significantly reduce the amount of junk mail received in your mailbox - and cut down on environmental waste in the process.

The Red Dot Campaign launched in January and shows ecologically concerned Canadians that they can use a "No Junk Mail Please" sticker to halt unwanted advertising. Not only is print advertising usually unwanted, statistics show that it only has a one to two per cent return rate and 25 per cent of individuals throw it away without even looking at it. Canada Post's opt-out option for junk mail has been available for years, however Beth Ringdahl, the creator of the campaign, saw that many households were unaware of the simple process required to stop receiving the flow of print advertising.

The campaign website outlines three simple ways to stop receiving junk mail.

1. Download, print and sign this letter and send it to Canada Post via your mail carrier.

2. Put a No Junk Mail sign in a prominent and easily visible spot on your mailbox or mail slot.

3. The Canadian Marketing Assocation has a Do Not Contact registry. If you're been signed up to a mailing list in the past, this registry will remove you from these lists and assist in preventing junk mail addressed to you from being sent.

Visit the official Red Det Campaign site to see more ways you can reduce the amount of waste caused by unaddressed advertising materials.

» Red Dot Campaign (Official Site)