On the discussion of useful laws ¹, here’s one I’d like to propose:

For any organization that 1) delivers–unsolicited–advertising mail, phone books, or, well, anything else; and 2) includes on said material a notice informing the recipient that he or she should recycle when done with that material–

1. Such organization shall be required to fund forty hours of environmental research for every such item delivered.
2. The officers of such organization shall be flogged ².