Mayor R.T. Rybak and the Minneapolis City Council welcome residents to Zumbox
Yesterday we launched the fourth major city of our national rollout: Minneapolis, Minnesota. The launch event was marked by a welcome letter sent from the Mayor and City Council via Zumbox. Residents also found the City’s annual snow removal notice and will soon start receiving paperless mail in parallel via Zumbox. Those who wish to opt out of the paper version and receive mail exclusively via Zumbox will soon have that choice.
Consistent with other municipal partners in our national rollout, the City of Minneapolis is able to send mail for free via Zumbox in an effort to help them save taxpayer dollars on printing, paper, and postage costs while reducing the City’s overall waste stream and providing a new way to communicate with residents. Regular mail senders are charged five cents per address, considerably less than traditional paper mail but significantly more than e-mail, which encourages relevance and eliminates SPAM. We are also excited that the City is including Zumbox on its homepage as one of three, complementary digital communications mediums alongside Twitter and Facebook:
The City of Minneapolis issued its own press release and will include Zumbox messaging in its water bills starting in January. This method of notification is one of the most efficient and thorough ways to alert residents and businesses about the City’s intent to transition a portion of its mail stream to Zumbox i.e. a no-cost and zero-waste paperless system.
Residents of Minneapolis should be aware that they can now take control of their mail through two primary features: the Paperless Please and Block buttons. By clicking Paperless Please, a request is sent to the mail sender with a preference for exclusive paperless delivery via Zumbox. By clicking the Block button, the mail sender will no longer be able to send mail to one’s Zumbox.
