Junk mail accounts for up to 90% of mail deliver to almost everyone in this country. How many gallons of gas does it take to move this bulk? Ban junk mail and you could take up to 90% of the mail vehicles off the road. Did you know that each year millions of trees and billions of gallons of water are used to create junk mail, most of which never gets recycled? There are several things you can do to reduce how much junk mail you receive. Get off of national mailing lists by sending your name, address, and signature to:

Mail Preference Service
c/o Direct Marketing Association
P.O. Box 643
Carmel, NY 10512

Every time you subscribe to a magazine, buy something from a catalog or online store, or donate money, be sure to say (by phone or email): "Please do not rent or sell my name or address." If you don't want to receive catalogs or solicitations from charitable organizations, ask that your address not be added to any mailing lists. Call your credit card companies and banks to make sure your address isn't sold. Say no to credit card offers by calling the credit reporting industry's opt-out number: 888.567.8688. Have your address removed from the Valpak Mailing Lists. When you receive unwanted mail, take a minute to call the company (usually toll-free) to remove your address from its list. Some companies will remove you from mailing lists for a fee. You can find them by doing an Internet search for "reduce junk mail." If you continue to get junk mail, after using it, and any other paper you do not need to keep, as scrap paper, recycle it.

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