A few years ago I tried another tactic. I put a notice on the letter box stating "All non targeted mail deposited in this box will be subjected to Proofreading for a fee of £50."
I would scan the flyer/letter and then mail merge it into a report template. I then sent a letter back (no postage paid) to any address found on those letters, with a copy of their flyer, a word report (auto generated by the OCR software) and demanding the payment of the fee. I got two payments overall, but didn't aggressively pursue others.
Mind you, I was unemployed at the time. But after a couple of months, those flyers and junk mail started drying up.
A few years ago I tried another tactic. I put a notice on the letter box stating "All non targeted mail deposited in this box will be subjected to Proofreading for a fee of £50."
I would scan the flyer/letter and then mail merge it into a report template. I then sent a letter back (no postage paid) to any address found on those letters, with a copy of their flyer, a word report (auto generated by the OCR software) and demanding the payment of the fee. I got two payments overall, but didn't aggressively pursue others.
Mind you, I was unemployed at the time. But after a couple of months, those flyers and junk mail started drying up.