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Unwanted Mail Recycling in St Croix County
7 Ways to Reduce the Hail of Unwanted Mail
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Mail Preference Service –
Households can significantly reduce their advertising mail by registering
with the Direct Marketing Association’s Mail Preference Service. For more
information, go online at
www.dmaconsumers.org or call
212.768.7277.
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Individual Mailers
– Call, write, e-mail, or use websites to let them know you don’t want to
be on their list. You can use this sample language, “Please remove my name
from your marketing database. In addition, please do not pass along my
name to others through mail list sales or trades. Thank you for your
cooperation.”
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Credit Offers – The nation’s
major consumer credit bureaus – Equifax, Experian, Innovis and Trans Union
– have established a toll-free number to get off lists for preapproved
credit card offers. The recording will ask for your social security
number, full name, address and telephone number. 1.888.5.OPTOUT
(1.888.567.8688) or go to
www.optoutprescreen.com.
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Mail List Brokers – These firms provide national lists for
non-financial data.
Polk Company: 1-800.464.7655, ask for the
Polk Opt-Out line.
Experian: 1.800.228.4571, ext. 4633
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National Mailers –
Mailbox Values (ADVO, Inc.) 1.888.241.6760. Use automated phone system
to leave name, address, and phone or go to
www.advo.com/consumersupport.html
Val-Pak (Cox Target Media)
Send an e-mail to
valerie@valpak.com with REMOVE FROM MAILING in
the subject line. Include your address, city, state, and zip/postal code
exactly as it appears on the Val-Pak blue envelope or mailing label or
click here
for the online form.
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Make your preference known – Membership or customer lists are often
shared or sold – how is your personal data being used? When you give a
company or organization your name, tell them that privacy is important to
you, and that you do not want your name shared or sold. The following are
a few ways that organizations collect personal data:
Registration for
product warranties
Professional association memberships
Subscriptions
Utilities (phone, gas, electric, cable)
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