Association for Postal Commerce
"Representing those who use or support the use of mail for Business Communication and Commerce"
"You will be able to enjoy only those postal rights you believe are worth defending."

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OTHER USEFUL GOODIES

Because information regarding the mailstream is constantly in flux, you also can find an array of fact sheets and background materials at www.postal2020.com.

Here's just a sampling of the information you can find there.

  • Did you know America's landfill capacity is growing, in large measure because of new technology?
     
  • Did you know that one out of every five ad dollars in the United States is spent on mail?
     
  • Did you know that America has more acres of forest land today than in 1920?
     
  • Did you know that the use of advertising mail has grown enormously during the Internet era? Between fiscal 1997 and 2007, ad mail volume increased from 77.3 billion pieces to 103.5 billion pieces.
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    There's more, lot's more, and the information is available for your publications and websites at no cost to you.

    With information developed originally by the Association for Postal Commerce (http://postcom.org) and updated with the support of the Association for Postal Commerce, Postal2020.com is an evolving meta site for the postal community. It's the place where we get to tell our story directly to the public, without having our views distorted by commercial competitors.

    To use materials found on Postal2020 take the following steps:

  • Look at the left side of the home page. You will see a list of topics and subjects. You are welcome to use any of the materials on this list.
     
  • To use Postal2020.com articles online or in print, just copy and paste.

    • You are welcome to link or frame Postal2020.com materials on your website.

    Links to the homepage, http://www.postal2020.com, are encouraged.

    For use of Postal2020 studies and reports online you must provide a link back to Postal2020. For use in print, credit to www.Postal2020.com is welcome but not required.

    There is no fee or charge to members of the mailing community.

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