We are fast becoming an internet-reliant society. I personally tend to think I live on the internet now. At any rate, the internet – despite the critics – is filled with information that can be accessed in no time at all. One can do everything from online banking to checking the weather before the six o’clock news. They can also conduct extensive research on a variety of subjects, including saving the environment.

Such a search might yield some easy tips for conserving energy and recycling. One popular choice for consumers is stopping the delivery of junk mail in order to save the resources used to make the paper. Not only is it a waste of the world’s resources, it is also a waste of your time and energy to get rid of it day after day. Plus, the temptations these mailed solicitations offer are no good for your budget.  For the most part, anything of interest can be found online, including ways to stop the madness of junk and other resource wasters.

Here are some tips for reducing the amount of junk and other stuff that just wastes your time and clutters your life.

To be removed from national mailing lists, contact the Direct Marketing Association at www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist

To be removed from the delivery list for the yellow page and white page phone directories, contact YellowPagesGoesGreen.org

To be removed from a mail order catalog list you expect you are on, contact abacusoptout@epsilon.com

To be removed from unsolicited, pre-approved credit card offers, contact all four of the credit bureaus using a toll-free number at 888-567-8688 (888-5OPTOUT)

While there is undoubtedly a ton of other offer, sweepstakes, and survey information that will find their way to your mailbox, in some cases the only way to opt out or remove yourself from the mailing list is to contact the company directly and ask for the protocol from removing yourself from the address list. On most solicitations, you will likely find a phone number or address for the company or the marketing company that produced the materials.

Don’t be shy about getting your name removed from these marketing lists. It is, after all, your name and identity and you have a right to your privacy. Make sure you follow up with the companies if you find your junk mail and solicitations and if you are not satisfied with the results you receive or your name was not removed contact the postmaster at your local post office for more information.



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