Yesterday, the Seattle City Council approved a modified version of its Do Not Mail resolution.  The critical section of the resolution is reproduced below.  

Key section of Seattle resolution

Section 2. The Seattle City Council directs Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) to evaluate existing Do Not Mail registries operated by private organizations. The evaluation should seek to identify registries that offer a large selection of businesses for which customers can register a Do Not Mail request, provide confirmation of a customer’s Do Not Mail request, do not have unnecessary expiration dates after which re-registration is required, and protect customer privacy. SPU should report the results of its evaluation to the City Council by June 30, 2010, with the intent that SPU will actively inform its customers of registries that meet the above-listed criteria including the potential solid waste reduction that could be achieved if SPU customers use such registries.