Between January 2020 and April 2021, direct mail sent by the finance sector accounted for 40.1 percent of all U.S. direct mail containing the phrase "please recycle," making it the industry that used the phrase most often. Retail and delivery and shipping followed, with 21.5 percent and 15.4 percent, respectively.
Industries using the phrase "please recycle" in direct mail communications in the United States between January 2020 and April 2021
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Who's Mailing What!. (April 22, 2021). Industries using the phrase "please recycle" in direct mail communications in the United States between January 2020 and April 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327455/direct-mail-please-recycle-phrase-usage-usa/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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