Junk mail and the local newspaper

[Vernonv]

I like junk mail.

[cookie48]

If it's in an envelope I just RTS it. Including the local pollie.

[Grumpy John]

The local rag arrived today without the extra 2 Kg. of advertising material .

[jimbur]

Yes GJ! We get two local papers, usually 3-4 day after publication, therefore any junk inserts are usually out of date and are then recycled.
One publication is wrapped in plastic that tight it becomes impossible to read when unwrapped.

Was in a newsagents the other day and they were trying to unwrap one. She said she'd never realised before how difficult it was!
Cheers,
Jim

[Jim Carroll]

The local rag arrived today without the extra 2 Kg. of advertising material .

What are you worried about John.

No junk mail in Tooradin.

[Avery]

I was under the impression that the glossy pamphlets that are stuffed in my letterbox by the handful every day are not recyclable (sp? is that actually a word?).

If this is the case, those of you that throw them in your big yellow topped bin are doing the wrong thing.

Does anyone know for sure?

[kiwigeo]

Best way to deal with it is to put it in an envelope and send it back to the person/company that sent it.

DO NOT PUT A STAMP ON THE ENVELOPE.

The receiver has to pay and cops a surcharge as well. IF enough people do it, they might start to get the message.

You can go one better. Wrap the junk mail around a brick and post the brick....postage on a brick much higher than an envelope.

[TermiMonster]

I was under the impression that the glossy pamphlets that are stuffed in my letterbox by the handful every day are not recyclable (sp? is that actually a word?).

If this is the case, those of you that throw them in your big yellow topped bin are doing the wrong thing.

Does anyone know for sure?

I know for sure, of course it is recyclable. To quote from my local council pamplet: "...phone books, letters, envelopes & junk mail...."
cheers
TM

[kiwigeo]

"Glossy inserts have a heavy clay coating that some paper mills cannot accept. Most of the clay is removed from the recycled pulp as sludge which must be disposed of. If the coated paper is 20% by weight clay, then each ton of glossy paper produces more than 200 kg of sludge and less than 800 kg of fibre."

[TermiMonster]

I'm just pointing out that my local council accepts it, as have others that I've lived in.
TM

[Sturdee]

You can go one better. Wrap the junk mail around a brick and post the brick....postage on a brick much higher than an envelope.

Did that once many years ago with Readers Digest when they wouldn't stop sending their mail.

Phrased the letter with " As you people are as thick as a brick in ignoring my previous requests etc......... I am sending you a brick to help remind you. Next time it will be two bricks, then three etc"

Worked a treat.


Peter.

[kiwigeo]

I'm just pointing out that my local council accepts it, as have others that I've lived in.
TM

Wasn't questioning your post mate...just stating how wasteful glossy advertising is.

[Avery]

I know for sure, of course it is recyclable. To quote from my local council pamplet: "...phone books, letters, envelopes & junk mail...."
cheers
TM

yeah, I guess I knew that it would be accepted, what I should have asked is, is it really recyclable? I guess Kiwigeo's reply has gone some way to answering that.

I think we put a lot of things in our recycle bins that are separated out later at considerable cost and sent to landfill.