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

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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

Prevent Unwanted Mail‎

The Red Dot Campaign is a privately funded social marketing venture. Paper is precious. Vast amounts of trees, energy, water and fossil fuels are used in the production and distribution of paper-based advertising. And yet the industry standard is a 2% response rate! That means 98% of these resources are wasted! We say its time advertisers join the 21st century and adopt data-driven print technologies, electronic communications and social marketing. The Red Dot Community will help inspire this change.

Step 1. Raise Awareness about Canada Post’s Consumer Choice Option

We applaud Canada Post’s eco-friendly Consumer Choice option that reduces waste and clutter. All you need to do is put a “No Admail” or “No Junk Mail” sign on your mailbox. * The Consumer Choice database is decremented for each person opting out, and advertisers reduce their print quantities accordingly. Refer to Canada Post's website for more details.

* Note: This opt-out policy varies by letter carrier and region in Canada. If your “No Admail” sign is ignored, call 1-866-607-6301. Some municipal notices will also be stopped. Again this varies by letter carrier and region.

Step 2. Encourage other distributors to follow Canada Post’s leadership

Lets urge community newspapers, flyer distributors and phone book companies to announce their opt-out protocol, reduce their subscriber base accordingly and be more mindful of waste and overages in their distribution process.

Step 3. Encourage advertisers to reduce unaddressed print advertising

Let’s urge advertisers to state their commitment to reducing flyers, through effective targeting, and adopting subscription-based advertising and online technologies. Canadian Tire is leading the way by moving its catalogue online.

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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?]“