STOP JUNK MAIL

BANNING JUNK MAIL

Discussion points:
- Defining Junk Mail: unaddressed pieced of mail or unsolicited advertising inserts in newspapers.
- Direct Marketing keeps people employed and generates business.
- Large quantities of junk mail are dropped in the waste bins, not all of it is recyclable.. add the impact of the colours, chemicals..
- A lot of fresh water is used in the process of recycling.
- Follow the money to find out - Canada Post has a large chunk of it's revenue generated from distributing junk mail.
- On the other hand, Canadians care about the environment.
- How can we get Direct Marketing go all green - ideas, spam??
- Why is our government (actually all levels of it) still protecting this dirty business?
- Paul Bies, from Mistique.Ca agrees that junk mail (according to the definition above) should be banned.
- Ray Glowa from GreenAgeMedia urges us to do something about it.

Solutions suggested:
- Ban Junk Mail - everyone agrees.
- Place a RED DOT in your mailbox and talk to your mailman - no junk please (does not work in condos)

Stop receiving junk mail!

Fed up of junk mail? I am! Here's how you can reduce it!

When the bulk of your mail is junk, it makes you question how many trees were cut down just to be thrown out.  And to make matters worse, my mail box is not only filled with my junk mail, but that for the previous two tenants despite efforts to “return to sender”.

In order to help you go green and stop the insanity that is junk mail, here are some quick and easy steps you can take.

First things first, we need to make a distinction about the 2 types of junk mail; addressed and unaddressed.  Addressed mail (admail as referred to by direct marketers) is addressed to you with your name and address. This is because you appear on a mailing list somewhere.  Unaddressed mail, is pure junk, usually in the form of grocery store flyers, flyers from realtors and anything else that is unsolicited.

Call Canada Post at 1-866-607-6301 to stop receiving unaddressed mail

Open Letter to Amanda Maltby | Canada Post (JUNK MAIL) No Flyer Notice

Escalate To::

Open Letter to Amanda Maltby
General Manager, Compliance and Chief Privacy Officer
Canada Post
Consumers’ Choice Program
400 Hunt Club Road
Ottawa ON K1V 1C1

Dear Ms. Maltby:
No Flyer Notice
I do not actually have a “no flyer “ notice on my mailbox, but thank you for reminding me to put one up. I am pleased to be able to confirm to you that I do not wish to have my mailbox stuffed with advertisements and other unsolicited garbage. I realize that this class of material is one of the few profitable services that remains in the current business plan of Canada Post, but I would urge you to extend your admirable conservation efforts in using recycled materials in your mailing to the preservation of our resources by not pushing the distribution of unaddressed materials and not delivering “OCCUPANT/L’OCCUPANT” mail to my address.
I appreciate that it is not in the interest of Canada Post to provide an email address to which I can direct this note, but I would urge you to provide a faster and less costly way of communication whereby I might determine that you are open to change and improvement by way of customer feedback.

Sincerely
OCCUPANT/L’OCCUPANT

How do I stop delivery of Admail items to my home or business?

To stop receiving unaddressed advertisements such as coupons, flyers and newspapers, free magazines, catalogues, and municipal service notices (e.g. schedule of snow removal, changes in garbage pickup, etc.), place a note in or on your mailbox stating that you do not wish to receive Unaddressed Admail™.
The only unaddressed materials that we will continue to deliver are some community newspapers, as well as mailings from the House of Commons, provincial chief electoral officers, municipal electoral offices and Elections Canada.
We are required by law to deliver any mail that bears your address (including some advertising material). Please note that since Canada Post is only one of many distributors of unaddressed materials, you may continue to receive these materials from other distributors.

Ticket Details

https://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/support/helpcentre/receiving/admail_stop.jsf?ssl=1
 Type: I want to stop receiving Admail

Stop Junk Mail

What is generally known as "junk mail" can be defined as unaddressed mail, including promotional letters, flyers, and brochures.

The mailboxes of most Canadian residences see enormous quantities of junk mail pass through them each year. Many multi-family residences, like condominiums or apartment buildings, have a convienently located recycling bin right in front of the wall of mailboxes tenants can simply dispose of junk mail without having to bring it to their homes. According to the Flyer Distribution Standards Association, a quarter of Canadians discard flyers without reading them.

Canada Post's policy is that customers may opt out of receiving junk mail by displaying a sign indicating a desire to do so, or by contacting one's local postal outlet. Canada Post estimates that 5 percent of Canadian households have actually done this.

The federal government could mandate that Canada Post - a Crown corporation - simply cease to deliver junk mail to Canadian homes. The environmental impact would likely be significant.

However, a substancial portion of Canada Post's annual revenue comes from the delivery of unaddressed admail; eliminating this income stream could have a dire effect on the already-struggling institution. Further, the advertising industry contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to the economy through the production of junk mail.

Banning junk mail seems like a no-brainer from an environmental perspective. On the other hand, there are already procedures in place for Canadians to opt-out, procedures of which 95 percent of the population chooses not to avail itself. So is this a place for the government to step in and mandate change, or should well-enough be left alone?


Canada Post asks Canadians to start accepting junk mail
http://globalnews.ca/news/585922/canada-post-opts-for-junk-mail/

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Canada Post - no flyers | junk mail

Years ago, I put a “no flyers/junk mail” sticker on my mailbox because I no longer wanted to receive wasteful ad mail that I often tossed directly into the recycling bin.  It has, thus far, worked wonderfully.

Today, however, I received a letter from Canada Post suggesting that I consider removing that notice from my mailbox. . . .

“Dear occupant,” the letter reads, “Your address is part of Canada Post’s Consumers’ Choice database as a result of having a ‘no flyer’ notice on your mailbox. This means you are currently not receiving unaddressed mail delivered by Canada Post. . . .  [You bet!]  We would like to make it easy for you to receive this important mail that includes information and offers that could benefit you and your family.  [Huh?]“