Question: Is there anyway to stop junk mail coming to my house?

Answer: Absolutely!

Direct mail (a.k.a. junk mail) is not just a nuisance to you, piling up on your kitchen counters; it is also a hazard to our environment. The EPA estimates that 100 million trees are used to produce the 90 billion pieces of direct mail delivered across the U.S. each year. Few companies print on recycled paper and not all junk mail is being recycled. The good new is junk mail can be stopped relatively easily just by making a few phone calls and spending a few minutes on line. Contact one or all of the following companies and ask to be removed from their mailing lists. After a few months, you will begin to receive less unwanted mail.

Mail Preference Service (MPS)
https://www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailing
Register with the MPS of the Direct Marketing Association for a $1.00 fee to have your name placed on a “delete” file sent to companies four times a year. Registration is good for five years. This will stop new solicitations but you will still receive mail from companies with which you currently do business. Since not all companies use MPS to purge their mailing lists, you may still receive some promotions. In this instance, contact the company directly to be placed on their do-not-mail list. 

Credit Card and Credit Insurance Offers
(888) 5-OPTOUT (888) 567-8688

Publishers Clearinghouse Mailings
(800) 645-9242

America On-Line
(800) 827-6364

Val-Pak Coupons
http://www.coxtarget.com/mailsuppression/s/DisplayMailSuppressionForm

Shopwise Coupons (Advo)
(888) 241-6760

Other Tips

• When you donate money, order a product or service, or fill out a warranty card, ask the company to not release your name and address to anyone. 
• If you continue to receive unwanted mail after several months, call the sender’s toll free number and ask to be removed from their mailing list.
• All mail, wanted or unwanted, is recyclable through many community’s recycling programs and through the Paper Retriever collection bins located throughout our area.
• Click here for handy tips to reduce junk mail and stop unwanted phone calls.