Isn’t it great when you can take care of two problems with only step? Fortunately, here is an easy way to give you those feelings of satisfaction and make you feel like a model of efficiency: getting rid of junk mail.
You may not be surprised to learn that junk mail is no one’s friend. Not only does it clutter your life and mailbox with unnecessary and often annoying advertisements, but (even more insidious than spam) it takes a lot of trees to send out those mailers by the millions. In addition to the paper used in mailers, chemically toxic inks and resins are often used for more elaborate advertisements and fake brochures. The companies who send junk mail tend not to care that they are wasting valuable resources that will almost always be immediately transferred to the trash can, so it is up to us to do something about it.
Stopping junk mail is a lot like stopping those annoying telemarketing calls: you simple have to put yourself on a list letting companies know to NOT send you mailers. There are several list options based on what type of mailers you tend to receive a lot of. For instance, if you receive a lot of credit and credit card junk mail, you should consider for signing up for the Opt Out service provided at https://www.optoutprescreen.com/?rf=t, http://www.41pounds.org/. This service essentially tells the major credit report companies to stop sending your information to other companies. If these companies don’t know what your credit is like, they will not bother sending you credit information. You can choose to Opt Out for five years electronically, or you can sign up for a permanent Opt Out from all credit offers.
If you can spare one dollar, fill out the form at https://www.dmachoice.org/dma/member/regist.action, which lets 3600 different organizations know you do 
not want their junk mail. Don’t forget about catalogs! Even more paper and toxic chemicals are wasted on catalogs and magazines you never read and may not want in the first place. Use catalogchoice.org to stop receiving catalogs and choose better, electronic options instead.
With the right applications and a little bit of time, you can unclutter your life and help promote eco-friendly business practices at the same time. Deals don’t get any better than that!
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