You received a biodegradable email — What's that?

The sender has indicated an estimated lifespan for this message using a TicTag tag. Once this period has passed, this email has probably become useless and can be safely deleted.

How does TicTag work?

TicTag is a simple text to paste into your emails (the tags) to indicate their lifespan. Nothing to install, nothing to configure. It works in every inbox in the world.

1

The sender tags their email

Before sending, they paste a TicTag tag at the bottom of their message: TicTag1Y, TicTag3Y ou TicTag5Y depending on the estimated email lifespan.

2

You receive a dated email

The tag clearly indicates that this email can be deleted in 1 year, 3 years or 5 years. No more hesitation when sorting.

3

Sorting becomes simple and massive

Search "TicTag1Y", "TicTag3Y" or "TicTag5Y" in your inbox, filter by date and delete everything at once.

Learn more about how it works How to tag correctly? How to delete your emails?

Digital pollution
Why deleting emails matters
360 Mds
emails sent every day worldwide
Stored indefinitely = energy consumed continuously on servers
Manual deletion: long, tedious, often abandoned without clear references
4% of global CO₂ emissions from digital technology (ADEME)

Sources: ADEME, Radicati Group, GreenIT

So, what do I do with this email?

Delete

If the indicated lifespan has passed, you can delete this email without hesitation.

Keep

If you still need it, keep it. You always decide.

Clean up

Check if there are other biodegradable emails and delete them in bulk.

You too, use TicTag!

Simply copy and paste one of the tags below into your emails. Copy them exactly as shown. How to tag correctly

1 year
TicTag1Y

Sets a 1-year lifespan for the email.
Ex.: newsletters, confirmations, ads...

TicTag1Y – This email is biodegradable.
Click here to learn more: www.tictag.green/info
3 years
TicTag3Y

Sets a 3-year lifespan for the email.
Ex.: invoices, warranties, short contracts...

TicTag3Y – This email is biodegradable.
Click here to learn more: www.tictag.green/info
5 years
TicTag5Y

Sets a 5-year lifespan for the email.
Ex.: archives, administrative documents...

TicTag5Y – This email is biodegradable.
Click here to learn more: www.tictag.green/info

TicTag is free, open source and non-profit.

By using the tags, you join a collective movement for more responsible digital technology.

Are you a business or professional?

Email is heavily used in business, often automatically. These transactional emails deserve to be tagged for easier deletion. Join the movement!

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Rules and best practices

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Sorting in 5 steps

Which emails to tag

Examples by lifespan

Impact in figures

Data and pollution

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