Brilliant idea solves recycling and charges junk mail senders

Is anyone out there fed up with the amount of junk mail that gets shoved through the letterbox everyday?  I know I am.  Loans, credit cards, windows, and worst of all, ‘vote for me’ crap from the local political party representative.  Stop killing the trees and sending this junk through my door!  I have a sign on my letterbox that clearly states ‘NO JUNK MAIL’ and still I get it.  If I want a loan or a credit card I will apply for one!  I’ve got UPVC windows and doors so leave me alone!  Vote for you, well if you put an end to junk mail then maybe I will.  

Seriously though, I had a brilliant email through the other day, it probably won’t solve your junk mail problem but it will certainly help your recycling issues.  It’s so simple, it’ll take a few minutes of your time and it will keep the postman in a job.

Have you ever noticed how most junk mail comes with prepaid envelopes?   Well, all you have to do is take the prepaid envelope that is included with the junk mail, stuff it full with any of the rubbish that they have sent you (making sure that you rip off any personal information like your address) plus any other junk mail you may have that will fit in and pop it in the post.  Now you no longer have the recycling junk mail problem and to top it all off, they have paid to have their own rubbish sent back to them.  It only takes a few minutes and you don’t even have to send it the same day, just pop it in the letterbox next time you are passing.  If enough people do this, then with the pre-paid envelope charges and the additional recycling charges these companies incur, it may actually stop junk mail.  Well done to the person who forwarded me that email.

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