Mailing Preference Service

War on Junk Mail!

Fact - Britons receive nearly four billion pieces of junk mail every year!

Each year about 3.3million trees are used to make junk mail. Every week the average home receives 18 pieces of junk mail.

You have the power to stop junk mail and help minimise the waste coming through your door!

Top tips to reduce Junk Mail

Mailing Preference Service

Registering with the Mailing Preference Service (MPS) can reduce the amount of personally addressed direct mailings that you receive by up to 95%.
It will not stop mail that has been sent from overseas, mail addressed to “The Occupier”, or unaddressed mail or companies with whom you have done business in the past.
Registering with the MPS is free of charge.
To find out more or to register, you can:
Email: mps@dma.org.uk
Call: 0845 703 4599

Door to Door opt out

Door to Door is the Royal Mail’s direct marketing service that delivers unaddressed mail. Registering to opt out of this service take six weeks.
This service will not stop mail that is addressed to “The Occupier”, or information from Central and Local Government and other public bodies.
To find out more or to receive an opt out form, you can:
Visit Royal Mail
Email optout@royalmail.com
Call 08457 950 950

Royal Mail will then send an opt-out form to your address, which you must sign and return. They do this for security reasons - to verify that those resident at the address have requested the ‘opt out’.

The electoral register

The electoral register lists the name and address of everyone who has registered to vote. The edited register is available for junk mailers but you can choose not to be on it.
If you do not want your details to appear on the edited register you must tick the box on the voter registration form to be excluded.

Form Filling

To avoid generating unwanted mail, when filling in any form, from applying for credit to entering a competition, make sure that you tick the box that says you do not want your name to be added to any mailing lists. This is normally at the bottom of the form or on the reverse.

Online services

Many companies you deal with including utility companies and banks offer online services. As well as the convenience of viewing your account and paying bills online, you can also request to stop receiving paper bills and statements. You may also receive a discount too.
Contact your service providers for more information.

Sticker

Around 75 per cent of unaddressed mail is delivered by distributors other than the Royal Mail and your opt out will not cover these items. You can order a NO JUNK MAIL sticker from County hall. Please call the number below.

Recycle

When you have completed all of the above remember to recycle any junk mail that does come through your door.

For further information contact 0191 3833186 or your local council Recycling Officer.