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Trash
Talk - Reduce Junk Mail and Other Tips | Pay Parking Tickets Online
Charge it at the City
Trash Talk
Reduce your waste the easy way!
How?
Easy. Eliminate junk mail.
Each time you open your mail, notice the amount of “unwanted and
unwarranted” mail you receive. Multiply that amount by the millions of
people who live in the USA (let alone the world), and you can visualize
the amount of waste generated each day. Recycling isn’t the answer. It’s
the last resort. However, there is a solution. An easy one. Take your name
off the junk mail list. Send a postcard to:
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
P O Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008
You will be taken off most junk mail lists for two years. Collect ALL
variations of your name as spelled on the mail and send that info to the
above address.
Remember, every time you sign up for discount cards at the market, buy
something on the Internet, send in a warranty card or sign up
for easy-to-win raffles, your name is sold to the junk mail people.
Tell them NOT to sell your name and address.
The City has pre-printed postcards; for details call or email us, see
contact info below.
Need other ways to reduce waste?
- Here’s a gooey thought! Look in your
trash can. What do you see? Can you figure out ways to reduce the waste?
- Companies listen to consumers. They want
to please you and encourage you to buy their product. Over-packaging is
another waste creator. Email or write to the companies you buy from
and tell them to reduce packaging, or you will buy from a company
that is more conscientious.
- Food scraps make up 48% of the waste
generated in California. Fear not, there’s another easy solution:
COMPOST. Send an email or call for composting info. What can you
compost? Food scraps, paper towels, tissue, yard trimmings, grass,
newspaper, oak leaves, maple leaves and more. What not to compost? Dog
and cat waste, meat, dairy products, BBQ ash, eucalyptus leaves.Add some
aeration and water to your compost pile, and you’ll get fertile soil for
your plants.
– Solid Waste Mgr.
Angela Brantley
phone: 646.5662
Pay Parking Tickets Online
Now pay parking tickets by Visa or MasterCard on the Web. Visit
www.monterey.org/parking
and just follow the instructions. Be sure to have your citation and
license plate number available. A fee of $3.95 per transaction will be
charged. Parking citations can also be paid by check or money order.
For more info, call 646.3953 or stop by the Parking Office at 340 Tyler
Street.
Charge it at the City
Just realized you drove to City Hall to pay for a building permit, library
fine, business license, parking permit or recreation class, but forgot
your checkbook? No problem. The City accepts Visa and MasterCard at
several locations throughout the city including City Hall, the Recreation
Office, Sports Center, Conference Center, Harbor, Library, Senior Center
and several parking lots. Go ahead, charge it.
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