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We're washing our hands after every delivery whether it's postman or courier. Packaging is going in the recycling bin PDQ and not hanging around in the kitchen. I also have a bag for stuff that can't be recycled but can go on the bonfire.

Hello Bags, you can stop the marketing junk which is delivered by your postman. Go on line to the Royal Mail web page and look for a form you can fill in. You might have to dig deep for it! Memory tells me you might need to print it off, complete it with your details and, pop it in the post! I don't think it can be done on line! I am also signed up to the Mailing Preference list. Junk through my door is vastly reduced. Might take a bit of time, maybe a few weeks to filter through the system but in time the junk should stop. Hope this helps.

Thanks, nono. I'm oretty sure I did that some years ago. It doesn't seem to last.

Some years ago also I slapped "Unwanted; return to sender" onto every unwanted piece of guff that came to our house and reposted it. Those items stopped coming. Then, gradually, others started to build up again.

We wash our hands after taking in mail. I also disinfect my gate handle, letterbox, door handle and doorbell. More to protect the postie as well as ourselves.