Practical guides, original research, and editorial context from the team that's processed 10M+ opt-outs since 2011.
To stop junk mail, opt out at the mailer and category level using a handful of services. OptOutPrescreen blocks prescreened credit and insurance offers. DMAchoice covers participating national direct marketers (~1,100 mailers).…
Read the guideTo protect an elderly parent from mail scams, treat the mailbox as two separate problems: opt out of legal-but-predat...
To stop catalogs in the mail, ask each sender to remove your exact name and address. You have three routes, from most...
PRSRT STD stands for Presorted Standard, the bulk advertising postage class that USPS now also calls USPS Marketing M...
Every code on a junk mail label belongs to one of three groups. Distribution codes (the asterisk line ending in ECRLO...
Step-by-step guides for stopping junk mail by sender, by service, and by category.
To protect an elderly parent from mail scams, treat the mailbox as two separate problems: opt out of legal-but-predatory companies and charities, and report…
Read articleTo stop catalogs in the mail, ask each sender to remove your exact name and address. You have three routes, from most to least…
Read articlePRSRT STD stands for Presorted Standard, the bulk advertising postage class that USPS now also calls USPS Marketing Mail. The sender pre-sorted the mailing…
Read articleEditorial reflections on junk mail, culture, sustainability, and the mailbox.
Yes, you can stop obscene mail – i.e. mail you find sexually explicit. Under the Pandering Advertisements Statute (39 U. S. C. 3008), any…
Read articleNo. Banning junk mail would not bankrupt the US Postal Service. Mostly because USPS is already losing money on a scale junk mail can’t…
Read articlePaperKarma’s Earth Day 2026 effort helps users turn junk-mail opt-outs into tree plantings. During April 2026, PaperKarma will plant trees for qualifying opt-out activity,…
Read articleOriginal PaperKarma data, environmental analysis, industry decoders, and reporting.
Tossing paper junk mail in the recycling bin is pretty much second nature these days. Sorting through the ads and offers is annoying for…
Read articleIt’s no mystery that junk mail has a terrible impact on the environment. Opening your mailbox to find it stuffed full of unwanted mail…
Read articleEye-opening post from the New York Times about why retailers ask for your zip code. Ask a merchant why they need your zip code,…
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