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Recycle Curbside: Mix junk mail with assorted paper, boxboard and newspaper and place loose in a recycling bin separate from other curbside recyclables. Note: Plain white office paper can be mixed in but has a higher value and is accepted separately at The Recycling Shed. (See Recycling Shed for more details.) ARE YOU TIRED OF ALL THOSE MAGAZINES & CATALOGS? THOUGHT THEY WOULD STOP AFTER CHRISTMAS? Try This: Register for DMA's Mail Preference Service Register online: https//dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailing Or send a postcard or letter that includes your name, home address, signature and $1.00 check or money order payable to DMA to: Direct Marketing Association You should start to see the amount of junk mail begin to decrease in around 3-4 months. Your registration lasts for 5 years. Other possibilities: First Class Mail - Cross out the address and bar code, circle the first class postage and write "Refused: Return to Sender." Bulk Mail - If "Address correction requested" is written on the label, then circle and treat like first class mail. Catalogs - Go to www.catalogchoice.org. Catalog Choice is a free service that lets you decline paper catalogs you no longer wish to receive. Receiving too many of your favorite catalogs? Call and request quarterly catalogs.
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