26 March 2007 - Councils across Dorset have joined forces to drastically reduce the amount of junk mail that is delivered in the county.
Over the next couple of weeks a series of events will be organised in Dorchester. The councils aim to raise awareness about the pollution caused by junk mail and hopes that more people will choose to reject junk mail.
The councils advise people to:
A spokesman for Dorset County Council said: "Although recycling junk mail is better than binning it, the best option is not receiving it in the first place.
"West Dorset District and Dorset County Council staff are running a series of waste reduction road shows in the town, where residents will be able to fill in an MPS form, and pick up a free waste reduction pack and local reuse directory, packed with information on how to reduce and reuse household waste."