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junk mail  

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  • Junk mail, sometimes referred to as direct mail or advertising mail, is unsolicited mail that is sent to people through the postal system. Junk mail may include letters, catalogs, and flyers from companies; credit card applications from banks; CDs and other forms of merchandising materials; and correspondence from politicians, candidates, and other organizations. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Junk Mail]

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