Junk Mail

For more advice on how to reduce unwanted mail and protect your privacy, look at www.junk-mail.org.uk and www.junkbusters.com

To prevent unwanted direct mail you can:

a) Write to the company that sends you junk mail

b) Contact the Mailing Preference Service:

Mailing Preference Service (MPS)
www.mpsonline.org.uk
tel: 0845 703 4599

This free service funded by the direct mail industry enables UK consumers to have their names and home addresses removed from mailing lists used by the direct marketing industry. By registering with the MPS you will reduce the amount of unwanted mail you receive.

To recycle junk mail:

Some paper banks will accept junk mail but please remember to check the instructions on individual banks. The cardboard containers at the Household Waste Recycling Sites (HWRS) accept junk mail for recycling. Please remove all plastic packaging first.

Click here to locate your nearest HWRS.

Alternatively, you could put the junk mail in your kerbside collection bin for recycling (again, please make sure plastic packaging is removed).