Keeping Junk Mail out of the House
TO GET OFF JUNK MAIL LISTS
BY MAIL
•Send a letter plus a $1 check or money order to:
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
PO Box 643
Carmel, NY 10512
ON-LINE
• www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist
•online is quicker than by postal mail
•no fee for online registration
A RELATED CATEGORY – TO GET OFF “JUNK CALL” LISTS
DO NOT CALL REGISTERY FOR TELEMARKETING CALLS
•you can register home and cell phones
•www.donotcall.gov
Options for Stuff that is Not Taken by Curbside Recycling
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS
Environmental Recycling
527 E. Woodland Circle
Bowling Green, OH 43402
(800) 284-9107
•accepts computers, printers, monitors, keyboards – electronics in general.
•cost – 25¢ per pound
•other items accepted: mercury-containing devices
Don’t live in northwest, Ohio? Find a Computer Recycling Center in Your Area:
http://www.eiae.org/
TEXT BOOKS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, CLOTHES, AND FURNITURE
Neighborhood Relief Thrift Store
1500 Elida Road
Lima, Ohio 45805
419-999-4483
•does pick-ups in Lima, Shawnee, and Elida
Old Blankets and Moving Blankets
•accepted and appreciated by the Humane Society and animal shelters
Old Glasses
•send to
Eyeglass Recycling
333 Lake St.
Upland, IN 46989
ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO GET RID OF (and get) STUFF
•www.freecycle.org
a nonprofit group where you sign up at no charge and give (and get) things for free.