To stop future junk mail:

Write a letter to the Mail Preference Service and ask them to remove your name from future mailing lists.  Be sure to include all names in your household that are currently receiving mail.  eg (Mrs. John doe, Jane Doe, J.M. Doe, Jane M. Doe)

All variations of your name and the names of other family members are necessary as they are matched with your address and sorted by computer.  You may want to make a list over a few weeks of the different ways your junk mail is addressed so that your efforts have the greatest impact.

SEND REQUEST TO:

DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION
MAIL PREFERENCE SERVICE
P.O. BOX 9008
FARMINGDALE, NY  11735-9008

The Mail Preference Service's updated list is distributed nationally four times a year so it may take as long as 3 months before you notice a reduction in your mail flow.  This effort will have the greatest impact on reducing future mailings rather than reducing the junk mail you presently receive.  It should eliminate about 3/4's of future promotional mailings going to your address.

Also, this action only reduces the flow of mail coming from National lists.  Local mailing lists (Community, Statewide, etc) will not receive a notice of your request to eliminate your name from the direct mail association.  You will have to contact the senders directly.