Warwickshire says no to junk mail
Warwickshire’s residents are seriously reducing the amount of junk mail they get through the post by signing up to the mailing preference service.
Warwickshire County Council has been overwhelmed by the efforts of local residents to help reduce junk mail.
New figures show that 45,766 of Warwickshire’s households or about one in five homes have signed up to the mailing preference service since 2003, which means a massive saving of 366 tonnes of paper. If this waste had gone in the rubbish it would cost Warwickshire around £12,400 in disposal costs each year.
Cllr Martin Heatley, Warwickshire County Council’s Portfolio Holder for the Environment, said: “The amount of junk mail we all get through our doors is crazy. It’s great to see that Warwickshire residents are taking action by signing up to the mailing preference service. People also need to remember to sign back up to the mailing preference service every couple of years to make sure the junk mail doesn’t start creeping back up!”
Warwickshire County Council’s target is to have 30per cent of Warwickshire’s households signed up to the mailing preference service by 2010 and 50 per cent by 2013.
You can sign up to the mailing preference service by registering on their web site http://www.mpsonline.org.uk, by phoning them on 0845 703 4599 or by writing to them at: Mailing Preference Service, FREEPOST 29 (LON20771), London, W1E 0ZT
If people want to further reduce the amount of junk mail they receive they can:
Tick the opt out box when filling in product warrantees, competitions and catalogue forms to ensure their details are not passed to other companies
Choose not to have their name shown on the public copy of the electoral role as it is sold to mailing firms.
Ask the Royal Mail’s Door to Door Service to not deliver unaddressed mail to their home by writing to: Door-to-Door Opt-Out, Royal Mail, Room 130, Wheatstone House, Wheatstone Road, Swindon, SN3 5JW.
Place a “no junk mail” sticker on their letter box to discourage delivered junk mail.