Are you constantly getting unwanted flyers, catalogs, phone books, or credit card offers? Junk mail can be a nuisance. In addition to clogging up your mail box, it is also wasteful. Can junk mail be recycled? In most cases, yes! But an even better approach is to stop it from coming to you in the first place. That reduces the time you’ll spend sorting your mail, AND the amount of  waste in the trash/recycling stream.

Want to get started? Here are some easy steps you can take right now:

• Remove your name from mailing lists or to set your mail preferences visit: https://dmachoice.thedma.org/static/about_dma.php
• Stop credit card solicitations:
  • Call – 1-88-567-8688 or visit - https://www.optoutprescreen.com/
• Stop unwanted phone books and catalogs:
  • Visit - http://www.dexpages.com/ to no longer receive your local yellow and white pages
• If you receive an unwanted catalog, give them a call and ask them to take you off their list.

Have documents you want shredded? It’s now easier than ever to have your confidential materials securely destroyed. Each municipal Town or City Hall in Ontario County has a bin provided by Ontario County Department of Sustainability & Solid Waste Management to place these materials in. The bin remains locked until the materials are shredded on site by the document destruction company, keeping your files secure. You can recycle your confidential materials with confidence on your schedule- there’s no need to wait for a special collection event. Click here for more information.