Junk mail is not only a nuisance but is a source of rubbish that could be prevented.

Reduce junk mail by up to 60%

That's 250 pieces of junk mail or 11.3kg per year.

Junk Buster is a one stop shop for stopping junk mail  and directories. You can use Junk Buster to contact any or all of the junk mail opt out schemes as well as the 3 main paper directories delivered door to door in the UK.

For more details, visit the Junk Buster website.

The junk mail opt-out schemes that you can contact via Junk Buster are:

• The mailing preference service reduce addressed junk mail
• Royal mail's Door to door opt-out stops all unaddressed mail delivered by the postman
• The Your Choice scheme stops unaddressed advertising mail delivered by members of the Direct Marketing Association

The directories you can contact via Junk Buster are:

• Yellow pages
• Thompson Local
• BT Telephone Directory

Here are some things that you can do to get rid of junk mail:

• greenpreferenceservice.com is a free service where you decide what mail you want to receive through your letterbox and what you'd prefer to see online.
• Get a letterbox sticker. 'No free newspapers or junk mail' stickers are available free from local libraries or by contacting us using the details on this page.
• Opt out of being on the edited electoral register when completing the annual canvass form. The register is sometimes used by bulk mailers to create lists for the delivery of junk mail.
• Remember when filling in your details on forms to look for the tick box to stop advertising being sent to you.

Please remember that if you opt out of receiving junk mail you may not receive important announcements and information mailings.

Recycling junk mail

Remember to recycle any junk mail that does get through in your kerbside recycling box/bag or the paper recycling banks, once any plastic or envelopes with windows have been removed.