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Junk Mail

Most junk mail delivered by the postman can be redirected by the Mail Preference Service.

An easy way for you to reduce your waste is to stop junk mail coming through your letter box. You can stop unwanted mail from companies which may be directly sending you junk mail. To register, contact the Mail Preference Service on 0845 7034599 or visit www.mpsonline.org.uk

Other Services

Other services exist to help you reduce the amount of unwanted mail you receive:

Free Newspapers

If you want to stop your free newspapers you can contact the MEN Group on 0161 2461271 or 0161 2461273.

Royal Mail

Royal Mail also provides an opt-out service of door to door deliveries. To register, email the Royal Mail at optout@royalmail.com . Royal Mail will stop delivering unaddressed items to your address within six weeks.

Lastly write “return to sender” to unaddressed or wrongly addressed junk mail and post it back free of charge.

Our Factsheet - We have developed a factsheet to help you reduce the amount of junk mail you receive. Download the junk mail factsheet and stop unwanted mail.