You can help to reduce rubbish going to landfill, and save yourself the annoyance of JUNK MAIL in three easy steps:

1. For addressed JUNK MAIL

Contact the Mailing Preference Service and register with them that you no longer wish to receive any junk mail. By supplying the Mailing Preference Service with your name and address, you will gradually receive less addressed junk mail. The entire process takes up to 4 months to start completely and lasts for 5 years.

You will still receive mail from companies that you have done business with in the past e.g. catalogue companies.
You can either register online or by post. For details download our junk mail leaflet by clicking here.

2. For un-addressed JUNK MAIL

Much of the junk mail that people receive is posted out on a regional basis to every household. By completing the Royal Mail Door to Door service postcard, giving your name and full address, you will stop receiving some un-addressed junk mail. This can take up to 6 weeks.

By using this service, you will no longer receive the un-addressed information that your District and County Councils send out. The Royal Mail is the only distributing company that offers this service. For details on the Royal Mail door to door service download our junk mail leaflet by clicking here .

3. For local JUNK MAIL

Finally, you may wish to put up a ‘No Free Newspapers or Junk Mail’ notice on the door of your home. This should stop unwanted leaflets like takeaway menus and other promotional materials.

It is up to you! You can stop all or some of the junk mail that comes through your letterbox – it depends on your needs. Don‘t forget to reuse your envelopes wherever possible.

About Junk Mail

• 550,000 tonnes of junk mail is generated in the UK every year.
• The average household receives 224 pieces of junk mail every year.
• 6 trees are used to produce 1 tonne of junk mail.
• That means that every year 3,300,000 trees are cut down to produce 550,000 tonnes of junk mail.
• Most of the junk mail that is delivered ends up in landfill sites instead of being recycled.
• Don’t forget, if you do receive junk mail, it can be recycled through your kerbside recycling box or at local recycling banks.

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