Curb unwanted catalogs
Prevent the seemingly endless stream of Pottery Barn, J. Crew, and other oft-mailed catalogs from making its way to your mailbox (and, consequently, the recycling bin or the landfill) by checking out greenlight magazine’s tips on controlling the catalog avalanche. They’ll lead you to the Direct Marketing Association’s Mail Preference Service, which lets you take your name off of most mailing lists for five years. Then head over to optoutprescreen.com and curtail those “Pre-Approved!” credit card offers, too. Run by the four major Consumer Credit Reporting Companies, the site allows you remove your name from the lists they provide to credit card and insurance providers—for good.
