Opt-Out! Freedom From Junk Mail and Phone Calls

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Stop Junk Mail - a Personal Nuisance & Environmental Hazard

Fact: More than 100 million trees are destroyed each year to produce junk mail. 42% of timber harvested nationwide becomes pulpwood for paper.



Fact: The energy used to produce and dispose of junk mail exceeds 2.8 million cars.


Fact: About 28 billion gallons of water are wasted to produce and recycle junk each year.


Fact: You waste about 70 hours a year dealing with junk mail.


Fact: The average adult receives 41 pounds of junk mail each year (about 560 pieces). 44% goes to the landfill unopened.


Fact: Junk mail inks have high concentrations of heavy metals, making the paper difficult to recycle.


Junk Mail Be Gone! 

Vent Your IRE About Junk Mail!

If only it were this easy... ~BadMsM

Junk Mail Be Gone!

http://www.myoculus.com Stop junk mail dead in its tracks!

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Your Mailbox Today 

Below are just a handful of many relevant and realistic figures that verify the need for junk mail reduction.

* The pulp and paper industry is the single largest consumer of water used in industrial activities in developed countries, and it's the third-largest industrial greenhouse gas emitter (after the chemical and steel industries).

* More than 62 billion pieces (4 million tons) of junk mail are produced each year.

* $320 million of local taxes are used to dispose of junk mail each year. California's state and local governments spend $500,000 a year collecting and disposing of AOL's direct mail disks alone.

* Lists of names and addresses used in bulk mailings reside in mass data-collection networks. Your name is typically worth 3 to 20 cents each time it is sold.

Stopping Junk Mail 

Use these tips to reduce your junk mail and phone calls!

Just a few resources to stop the onslaught of junk in your mailbox or your phone ~BadMsM

Stopping Junk Mail

Junk mail... it's not only a pain, it can also be a source of temptation for those on a budget. If you'd like to start the year with a cleaner mailbox, here's a special delivery from money reporter Stacy Johnson...

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What Stopping Junk Mail And Phone Calls Means To YOU... 

Protect your identity, your privacy, and the environment!

* By reducing your junk mail for 5 years, you'll conserve 1.7 trees and 700 gallons of water, and prevent 460 pounds of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere - and you'll gain about 350 hours of free time!

* By stopping credit card offers and other junk mail and calls, you'll help protect your identity from theft and fraud.

Stopping Junk Mail On Google 

» How To Get Rid Of Paper Junk Mail and Save Trees
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The Direct Marketing Association also has a telephone preference service that will remove your name from telemarketer's lists. 

No more annoying telephone calls at dinner time!

The address to stop junk phone calls:

Telephone Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
P.O. Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008.

Is junk mail taking over your mailbox? Are you harassed by unwanted phone calls at home? 

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How To Stop Telemarketing Calls 

Make your life less stressful and make some cash at the same time

Did you know you can sue telemarketers and get up to $5K ($500 for every violation)? Watch this...
~BadMsM

How To Stop Telemarketing Calls

http://www.videojug.com - Learn how to stop telemarketers from calling you and how to fight back against telemarketing companies by taking them to court. For some more mischievous ideas about dealing with telemarketers, visit http://www.videojug.com/tag/telemarketing

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Opt Out Link List 

Junk Mail Stats & Info for Opting Out and getting your privacy back!

Hope they make your world a bit happier! ~BadMsM
Junk Mail Reduction Fact Sheet
Stats and info about junk mail
Do-it-yourself: Stop junk mail, email and phone calls
A free guide to reducing unwanted or intrusive advertising
DMA's Mail Preference Service
DMA's Mail Preference Service (MPS) is the Official Mail Preference Service for the Catalog and Direct Marketing community supported by the United States Postal Service.
Catalog Choice.org
Eliminate unwanted catalogs you receive
41 pounds.org
The average adult receives 41 pounds of junk mail each year. Our service stops 80-95% of unwanted catalogs and junk mail for you. We'll contact dozens of companies on your behalf to
STOP YOUR JUNK MAIL and PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
Note: This is a PAID service, but proceeds are donated to the green charity of your choice.
ValPack Mailing List Removal Request
The following request form should be used to remove your address from the Valpak® mailing list. This will remove your address from the Valpak blue envelope mailing list only.
Green Dimes
Stop Junk Mail! Take Control of Your Mailbox! We stop up to 90% of your junk mail and plant 10 trees on your behalf. Note: this is a PAID service.
OptOutPrescreen.com
OptOutPrescreen.com is a centralized service to accept and process requests from consumers to "Opt-In" or "Opt-Out" of firm offers of credit or insurance.
JUNKBUSTERS Telemarketing Headlines
How to reduce junk phone calls
THE NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY
The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. Register online or call 888-382-1222.

Prevention: Stopping Junk Mail Before It Starts 

Tips to help you stay off junk mail and call listings

Opt-Out when filling in forms or applications.
Let the organization know NOT to sell, rent or trade your information to third parties, check the "opt-out" box (I've even written it across the bottom of the form if there's no box to check).

DMA's Mail Preference Service (MPS) is the Official Mail Preference Service for the Catalog and Direct Marketing community supported by the United States Postal Service.

In the U.S.A.:
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
P.O. Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008.

In Canada:
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association of Canada
1 Concord Gate, Suite 607
Don Mills, Ontario
M3C 3N6

In the U.K.:
Mail Preference Service
1 Leeward House Plantation Wharf
London SW113TY
England

Donate anonymously.
Donate anonymously online at Network For Good.org to avoid getting all those calendars, address labels and cards, while still supporting their cause.

Watch those warranty cards!
This is one of the biggest tools used by companies to build their mailing lists. You don't need to return the card most of the time, but if you do, leave the "lifestyle" section blank, giving them only your name and address. DO NOT put your phone number down, either!

Tell them when ordering by phone.
Make your preferences known to the operator taking the call that you do not wish to have your information sold, traded or rented to third parties.

Recycle what you can.
Some stuff is still going to make it through your fortress of anti-junk, so recycle what you can AFTER running it through a shredder. If you're not sure about your local recycling program, go to Earth911.org and check out programs by entering your zip code.

Like Your Milk With Your Cookies?

When you browse the Internet, short text strings or "cookies" are sent by the web server you're surfing, and stored in your browser. This can allow the company to keep track of things you've looked at or purchased. Often, this information is only used to suggest relevant products or services according to your previous choices. The information could also be used for more "black hat" purposes, so some people choose to block cookies from their computer.

Opt out of online advertising's cookies by visiting Network Advertising Initiative's useful tool that will give you the option of opting out of the major advertising agency's cookies.

Check it out!

STOP THE TELEMARKETERS 

With some creative advice for stopping junk mail...

A more unorthodox approach to battling this nuisance. Not sure how effective it will be, but you'll probably feel a lot better! ~BadMsM

STOP THE TELEMARKETERS

Try these tips to rid yourself of telemarketers and even junk mail :D Sorry for the music, They made me take out the old song because of copyright crap... Sigh.

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How Do You Combat Intrusions On Your Privacy? 

Anti-Junk Mail Warriors Unite!

JanTUB wrote...

In Australia, the telephone providers have implemented their own Stop calling me measures which work really well. If you put a sticker on your letterbox to say No Junk Mail Please, the postie respects it and so do the junk mail walkers. I love your ideas posted here. 5*

ReplyPosted May 29, 2009

Susan52 wrote...

I really need to follow up on the calls I get from those who ignore the Do Not Call list. What a waste of my time! Thank you for this lens!

ReplyPosted December 30, 2008

opalship wrote...

Interesting topic, "OPT OUT" is my new Sanibel Air Traffic" petition, opting out of that issue has proven a hard battle. I hope to have won.

Junk mail, well I think we help some target us an d others are like spam carpet bombers of whole areas.
Telephone bs, I have a quick tip for callers, Google the number on caller id! crooks often show right up by merely typing their number ! Try it!
Also do not engage in conversation with cold callers.
Good topic~ opalship **** 2U above here :)

ReplyPosted August 16, 2008

GypsyPirate wrote...

I rarely send in warranty cards, as you've suggested here, and opt out of anything I can whenever that is an option. I love your tips here, and you've given me some fresh ideas. Great page!!

ReplyPosted February 28, 2008

badmsm wrote...

I ususally inform them I don't want to be on their lists, and I own a Tele-Zapper. But these political calls and mailings...oy vey! Need to stop those, too.

ReplyPosted February 07, 2008

 

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