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In the UK, I found putting a simple "No junk mail - addressed mail only" sticker on letterbox flaps cuts down junk mail by about 90% (I don't think it has any l

In the UK, I found putting a simple "No junk mail - addressed mail only" sticker on letterbox flaps cuts down junk mail by about 90% (I don't think it has any legal power though, it's just a request). It's rare to get a lot of addressed junk mail but maybe that's just me. There's a few lists you can sign up to for opting out of junk mail as well that maybe helped too: https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/293/~/how-do-i-opt-out-of-receiving-any-leaflets-or-unaddressed-promotional-material%3F https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/...

fuzzy2 5y ago
Similar in Germany. I do wonder though if that just makes the trash collect elsewhere or if they actually print less spam.
- grishka 5y ago
  In Russia junk mail isn't handled by the postal service. The companies that spam people just hire someone to stuff leaflets into people's mailboxes. There's not much you can do to stop it, especially if you live in a large building.
  - squarefoot 5y ago
    That's a serious issue also in my building of about 70 apartments, each one receiving some leaflets every day in the mailbox then throwing them away in a dedicated trashcan which has to be emptied at least twice a week. No way to complain with anyone since there's no postal service involved. During a residents meeting I suggested collecting all than junk for one year, then delivering it back in person to all businesses that spammed us, making it clear that they'd be going to be submerged by their trash, and apparently someone was considering that option. The problem is the huge waste of paper and materials, but the cost of printing and delivering by underpaid improvised irregular workers is so low that say only 2 people actually reading that junk might turn it into a deal for the spammers.
  - fuzzy2 5y ago
    Yeah, sure, same here. However, at least in Germany, you have „Unterlassungsanspruch“ (injunctive relief). That means if you lawyer up (often free if have legal protection insurance) you can easily get an injunction against the distribution company. An e-mail is usually enough though. So that’s why I don’t really get any spam, except the occasional flyer from food delivery services or questionable political parties/organizations.
Macha 5y ago
People do it here in Ireland, but it has no legal force (others in this thread said it does in their country), and can't say it's made any noticeable difference.
janci 5y ago
In Slovakia it does have legal power. The advertising law prohibits unsolicited advertisment by paper mail, e-mail and telephone. For paper mail it's opt-out (No junk mail sticker). For email and phone it's opt-in (no cold calls). Works well for paper mail, but not the others. Also here it is not the postal service that distributes the junk mail leaflets but independent agencies. The Post has monopoly on letters by law. Other deliveries have theri commercial providers alongside the state Post.

fuzzy2 5y ago

Similar in Germany. I do wonder though if that just makes the trash collect elsewhere or if they actually print less spam.

grishka 5y ago
In Russia junk mail isn't handled by the postal service. The companies that spam people just hire someone to stuff leaflets into people's mailboxes. There's not much you can do to stop it, especially if you live in a large building.
- squarefoot 5y ago
  That's a serious issue also in my building of about 70 apartments, each one receiving some leaflets every day in the mailbox then throwing them away in a dedicated trashcan which has to be emptied at least twice a week. No way to complain with anyone since there's no postal service involved. During a residents meeting I suggested collecting all than junk for one year, then delivering it back in person to all businesses that spammed us, making it clear that they'd be going to be submerged by their trash, and apparently someone was considering that option. The problem is the huge waste of paper and materials, but the cost of printing and delivering by underpaid improvised irregular workers is so low that say only 2 people actually reading that junk might turn it into a deal for the spammers.
- fuzzy2 5y ago
  Yeah, sure, same here. However, at least in Germany, you have „Unterlassungsanspruch“ (injunctive relief). That means if you lawyer up (often free if have legal protection insurance) you can easily get an injunction against the distribution company. An e-mail is usually enough though. So that’s why I don’t really get any spam, except the occasional flyer from food delivery services or questionable political parties/organizations.

Macha 5y ago

People do it here in Ireland, but it has no legal force (others in this thread said it does in their country), and can't say it's made any noticeable difference.

janci 5y ago

In Slovakia it does have legal power. The advertising law prohibits unsolicited advertisment by paper mail, e-mail and telephone. For paper mail it's opt-out (No junk mail sticker). For email and phone it's opt-in (no cold calls). Works well for paper mail, but not the others. Also here it is not the postal service that distributes the junk mail leaflets but independent agencies. The Post has monopoly on letters by law. Other deliveries have theri commercial providers alongside the state Post.