Stopping Unwanted Junk Mail Part 2

For those of you who found the post on stopping junk mail helpful, I wanted to share some more links that I recently found.

Forest Ethics - This environmental organization is on a mission to protect endangered forests in the U.S. and Canada. On Do Not Mail dot org, they have started collecting names on a petition in an effort to show the government and the direct mail industry that a citizens want a national registry to give an easy and comprehensive way to opt out of junk mail.  In addition, they support state initiatives that will establish Do Not Mail registries on a more local level. Signing the petition might not get anything done for you right now, but it will probably make it easier to opt out in the future. They also run Catalog Cutdown, a site dedicated to getting catalog retailers to increase recycled content and use paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

Catalog Choice - Recommended by Catalog Cutdown, this free service helps you cut back on the number of catalogs you receive. Once you register on the site, you can search for your catalogs and decline the ones you do not want to have mailed to you anymore. Catalog Choice contacts the providers on your behalf to request that your name be removed from their mailing lists.

Eco-cycle - As part of their effort to build zero-waste communities, Eco-cycle has a whole section on the junk mail monster with additional tips on how to cut back on the junk mail you receive.

If you use any of the junk mail busters or you know of some I have missed, feel free to share your experiences in the comments!

Comments

[Garetjax]

To Stop Junk Mail I use MyJunkTree.com. It was super easy and effective. I looked at most of the services out there and this one fit me the best. I was able to stop teh misc. junk mail, catalogs, weekly coupons, credit card offers, and phone books all on one site. I even signed up on the do not call list and ordered my free credit report all on thier site. You should check them out.

[Helenna]

Thanks for the great article Amber. I signed the petition.

[Tim]

I happen to be one of the owners of MyJunkTree and as a new company I search the web to see if we are getting any visibility out there and it seems the word is getting out. Thanks for the support.

We launched the company because we were tired of all the junk mail we were receiving and we personally did not want to bounce all over the web to contact all the different companies to stop it all. First and foremost we wanted to let people choose what they wanted to let come to their home knowing that some people really do like some of the coupons and catalogs. So our clients choose what they want stopped.

We also had to provide a service that is different than the other services out there, so here is what we offer:

1. We have a database of over 1300 catalogs that you can choose to stop.
2. We have over a 2000 charities/Non-Profits that you can stop solicitations from.
3. Stop the delivery of the national phone directories.
4. Stop the delivery of the weekly coupons.
5. Stop the general credit card offers as well as the ones from your own major bank.
6. Stop the miscellaneous junk mail from the data brokers.
7. You can register on the National Do Not Call Registry from the website.
8. You can order your no strings attached free annual credit report right from the website.
9. We plant trees with every new membership.

And, yes we are a paid service and yes you can do everything that we do for free, if you want to do all the research and spend the time contacting the companies yourself it can easily be done. We have just done all of the legwork for our clients and feel there is value in the service we provide.