Junk Mail
Reduction
First
Steps / Remove Names From Databases / Other Resources
First
Steps
Here
are a few simple steps you can take to reduce Junk Mail.
1.
Contact your existing creditors. Use
toll free numbers to contact your current
credit card companies and request that they not distribute
your name to any other
organizations.
2.
Cancel Catalogs by mail. If
you receive catalogs that you never requested,
wish to discontinue, or duplicate copies, do all parties a
favor and call the
toll free
ordering
number and request that you be removed from
the mailing list.
3.
Return postage paid envelopes. If
the solicitation comes in a postage paid
envelope, send a note with your information and request that
you be removed
from their database. Caution: Please
be gentle with non-profit and charitable
groups, they still have to pay for postage on
returned envelopes.
4.
Replying to warranties for products. If
you have received a product that has
a warranty card, you need to complete and send your information
to the manufacturer
to activate
the product warranty. It is very
important that the card information be
completed so that you can receive
product update information. You
may not want to provide additional demographic
information that is asked in the form
of a survey. This data
may be used to establish new mailing
lists according to the information that
you have provided. Provide
only necessary information that is vital
to the warranty.
Remove
Names From Databases
The
businesses listed below sell your name and address to junk mailers. Write
or call the following to request that your name and address be removed
from their lists. When writing your request, include
your name (and any variations), address, and signature. It
may take a few weeks to see the reduction, but it will happen
if you contact the following companies.
TransUnion
LLC’s
TransUnino LLC's Name Removal Option
P. O. Box 97328
Jackson, MS 39288-7328
1-888-5-OPTOUT
1-888-567-8688 |
Direct Marketing Assoc.
Mail
Preference Service
P. O. Box 643
Carmel, NY 15012-0643
|
Experian
Attn: Consumer Services Department
901 West Bond
Lincoln, NB 68521
|
Haines & Co.
Criss-Cross Directory
2382 E. Walnut Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92631
1-800-843-8452 |
National
Demographics & Lifestyles
List Order Department
1621 18 th Street, #300
Denver, CO 80202-1294
1-303–292-5000 |
Advo, Inc
One Targeting Centre
Windsor, CT 06095
1-888-241-6760
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Other Resources
The
following groups are organized specifically to reduce junk
mail.
This
list is provided as public service and is not an endorsement
of these companies or their services. Zero Waste Communities
is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this listing.
Special
thanks to Riverside County Waste Management Department for providing
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