Soon after I contacted the credit agencies to stop unwanted credit card solicitations I noticed a drop in the overall junk mail rate at my box. I'd say less than 30% of what I get now is junk mail. One notable, sizeable piece I would like to stop is a "local" newspaper I receive without fail every Sat. I have a mailing address that would put me close to that town but in fact I live some distance from it and have absolutely -0- interest in what's in that paper! I wish I could stop it, but it's sent to "rural customer" at my city/state/zip. Everyone on our route gets it.
Hey! Going back to the "tip the mailman thread", maybe if I ask my mail delivery person to NOT put that paper in my box and he/she complies for a whole year, a real tip would be in order! For that matter they should not deliver anything to me that does not include my name and box number...!
For the most part I deposit junk mail into the "mixed office waste" recycling. I have to be careful that nothing with any kind of account numbers or personal information is included however. One notable potential "gotcha" is those unsolicited "checks" the CC companies send me to try to get me to take cash advances. Those go directly to the shredder...do not pass home and do not collect $200...!