Comments on: Cut Down On Junk Mail http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/10/cut_down_on_junk_mail/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:18:57 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Janelle http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/10/cut_down_on_junk_mail/comment-page-1/#comment-2049 Janelle Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:05:19 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/10/07/cut_down_on_junk_mail.html#comment-2049 <p>Domino's is consistent in it's disregard for "no advertising"/"no junkmail" stickers. This may not be universal as many Domino's stores are franchises but our experience is that the corporate office passes the blame to the local stores, and our local store doesn't care.</p> <p>Calling the Distribution Standards Board did not help us as apparently Domino's is not a signatory to the indsutry regulated code of conduct.</p> Domino’s is consistent in it’s disregard for “no advertising”/”no junkmail” stickers. This may not be universal as many Domino’s stores are franchises but our experience is that the corporate office passes the blame to the local stores, and our local store doesn’t care.

Calling the Distribution Standards Board did not help us as apparently Domino’s is not a signatory to the indsutry regulated code of conduct.

]]> By: Shane http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/10/cut_down_on_junk_mail/comment-page-1/#comment-2048 Shane Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:28:57 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/10/07/cut_down_on_junk_mail.html#comment-2048 <p>More than 90% of the industry follows a voluntary code to respect the "No Junk Mail" stickers. As Sunrise says, if you're still getting junk mail, call the Distribution Standards Board who will investigate. It often turns out to be a newbie delivery person who doesn't understand the rules rather than malice on the part of the distributors.</p> <p>Part of the problem is in the definition of junk mail. If it has an address, Australia Post is legally required to deliver it (even if it says "The Householder" and then a street address). Politicians consider their junk as "community notices" which are exempt from all voluntary codes. Self-interest dictates that will never change.</p> <p>The worst offenders tend to be either the local restaurant acting as an independent distributor or the local real estate agent touting for business. In both cases, they're usually not members of the DSB and therefore can do as they please.</p> <p>There are no laws against filling up your letterbox with junk, nor will there likely ever be. At least in Victoria there are some anti-littering laws that can be invoked in some cases. YMMV in that case.</p> More than 90% of the industry follows a voluntary code to respect the “No Junk Mail” stickers. As Sunrise says, if you’re still getting junk mail, call the Distribution Standards Board who will investigate. It often turns out to be a newbie delivery person who doesn’t understand the rules rather than malice on the part of the distributors.

Part of the problem is in the definition of junk mail. If it has an address, Australia Post is legally required to deliver it (even if it says “The Householder” and then a street address). Politicians consider their junk as “community notices” which are exempt from all voluntary codes. Self-interest dictates that will never change.

The worst offenders tend to be either the local restaurant acting as an independent distributor or the local real estate agent touting for business. In both cases, they’re usually not members of the DSB and therefore can do as they please.

There are no laws against filling up your letterbox with junk, nor will there likely ever be. At least in Victoria there are some anti-littering laws that can be invoked in some cases. YMMV in that case.

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