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Table 38-1: Junk Mail Policies<br />

Name Name<br />

Description Description<br />

Typ Type Typ<br />

Exists Exists Exists in<br />

in<br />

Activist<br />

campaign<br />

599<br />

Pressure on mailers or on listproviders<br />

to limit junk mail<br />

Ban, specific Prohibition on delivering<br />

unstamped or unfranked items to<br />

letter boxes<br />

Opt-out A service that allows consumers<br />

to have their names and home<br />

addresses removed from or<br />

added to mailing lists used by<br />

mailers<br />

Postage<br />

increase (on<br />

bulk mail)<br />

Levy (with<br />

producer<br />

responsibility)<br />

Higher tariffs for bulk mailing, in<br />

order to discourage junk mail<br />

<strong>Waste</strong> levy on direct mail / free<br />

newspapers. This would have<br />

similar impact to postage<br />

increases but would use a<br />

different legislative mechanism.<br />

Suppression Removal <strong>of</strong> records from a<br />

mailing file or database that are<br />

no longer accurate or current, or<br />

records <strong>of</strong> people who have opted<br />

out.<br />

Notification <strong>of</strong><br />

MPS on mail<br />

Legislative<br />

reinforcement<br />

<strong>of</strong> ‘No Junk<br />

Mail’ stickers<br />

All junk mail could be required to<br />

have details <strong>of</strong> MPS and the<br />

householders rights printed in the<br />

material (similar to food labelling).<br />

A requirement to encourage<br />

recycling <strong>of</strong> material could also be<br />

included.<br />

Legal obligation on distributors <strong>of</strong><br />

junk mail to not put items in<br />

boxes displaying ‘No Junk Mail’<br />

stickers. This requires a firm<br />

definition <strong>of</strong> junk mail and good<br />

enforcement structures.<br />

Licensing Distributors <strong>of</strong> junk mail are<br />

licensed to ensure they abide by<br />

industry codes. Businesses using<br />

unlicensed distributors could be<br />

liable for fines.<br />

<strong>International</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>: Annexes<br />

Executive or<br />

ministerial decision<br />

Legislation or<br />

administrative rule<br />

Voluntary<br />

agreement or<br />

mandatory<br />

legislation<br />

Numerous regions in<br />

the UK and other<br />

countries<br />

USA<br />

Voluntary opt-outs<br />

available in the UK,<br />

Germany, other EU<br />

countries and the<br />

USA.<br />

Legislation No postage increases<br />

to limit junk mail are<br />

known.<br />

Legislation<br />

Voluntary<br />

agreement or<br />

legislation<br />

Legislation<br />

Voluntary agreement<br />

in the UK<br />

Legislation Australia (legislation<br />

and schemes vary by<br />

state)<br />

Legislation<br />

Brussels

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