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Junk Mail Junks The Planet
The best way to decrease the amount of junk you receive in your mailbox is to ask people to stop sending it to you. If you have a relationship with a company, such as a catalog you order from periodically, call the company and ask them to remove you from their mailing list. However, a lot of junk mail arrives with no solicitation – credit card offers are a prime example. For this kind of mail, there are options as well. Cutting Back on the Junk Start by contacting the Direct Marketing Associating at www.DMA.org. You will need to collect your junk mail for a few weeks to be truly effective. Create an account and delete your information from any catalogues you no longer wish to receive. This may involve filling out an online form for each item, calling an 800-number or sending in a request by snail mail. You can also manage credit offers, magazine offers and other mailings. Your next step is to start sending firmly worded letters stating that you want to be removed from mailing lists to companies that send you offers you don’t want. Use their return mailing envelopes and direct them to customer service. It All Takes Time Some services allow you to opt out of mailings permanently, while others only allow you to do so for a limited time, so you have to stay on top of your mail. It can take weeks before you start seeing a decrease in the amount of junk cluttering your mailbox. This kind of effort is effective with national mailings, but less so with local circulars, so expect to see some of those still show up. When they do, make good use of that recycling bin in your garage. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Michael Rupkalvis works with the LedBulbsandLights website. The site features a variety of different types of environmentally-friendly LED products, including the pin-based LED lamp and other LED lamps and bulbs. |
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