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Published November 23, 2012

Some junk mail can be refused

TOM BOYCE

Want to stop the junk mail? Here’s how you can do just that. The United States Postal Service delivers volumes of junk mail to my mailbox; some has my name on it; most of this mail is only addressed to “occupant” or “resident.” Since the USPS signed a contract to deliver junk mail for about 20 cents apiece, the amount of junk mail that I must pay garbage service to get rid of keeps increasing.

I have decided to refuse any more junk mail. According the USPS manual, you have the right to refuse such mail, and it is considered undeliverable. I place that refused mail back in the mail box. While I know it will not be returned to sender; it will make USPS responsible for getting rid of it, since USPS decided to make their junk mail my garbage problem.