Junk Mail
Did you know that US residents receive some 4 million tons of junk mail annually and roughly half of it is never opened? Unwanted junk mail does far more than create a nuisance.
- Junk mail wastes natural resources. One hundred million trees and 28 billion gallons of water are used annually in the production of junk mail.
- Junk mail wastes money. $870 million is spent yearly for transportation and disposal of unsolicited mail.
Reduce the amount of junk mail you receive. While it may be impossible to completely eliminate junk mail, these simple steps will significantly reduce the amount of junk mail reaching your door:
- Write or contact the Direct Marketing Association and request that your name be removed from their mailing list. You may wish
to be placed on their "Do not call" list as well.
Direct Marketing Association
Mail Preference Service
P.O. Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008
- Sign up now for
www.catalogchoice.org
and choose WHICH catalogs you wish to receive, and which ones you
wish to stop.
- ONE CALL will remove your name from the four major credit bureaus: Equifax, Trans Union, Experian and Innovis. Dial 1-888-5 OPT OUT (or 1-888-567-8688) 24 hours a day, and ask to be
removed from all mailing lists.
- If you register for prizes, sweepstakes, or giveaways, check the “opt out” box so your name will not be included on any lists. Request, in writing, that your name be removed from
mailing lists at this major sweepstakes mailer:
Publisher's Clearinghouse Reader's Digest
101 Channel Drive Reader's Digest Road
Port Washington, NY 10050
