Get rid of unwanted catalogs

A while back, I gathered all my catalogs and opted out of the company mailing lists one by one.  The project took quite a while, as I had to find the appropriate email address or phone number, and deal with each company individually.  And eventually, I made it back on to many mailing lists and hadn't yet dealt with opting out once again.

This morning, I learned about a new way to get rid of catalogs:  CatalogChoice.org.  This is a project being sponsored by the Berkeley Ecology Center that allows you to opt out using a web interface -- doing in minutes what once took me hours.  In about 5 minutes, I signed up and opted out of 10 catalogs.  The Catalog Choice folks contact the individual companies on your behalf, and even allow you to report infractions.  The process takes a while -- I won't stop getting these catalogs for about 10 weeks -- but it's a great step in the right direction!

Comments

[Ellen]

Great info...I will share this as we all get way too many catalogs!!

[Tammy]

Bless you. I can't stand the inundation but I'm always too lazy to do anything about it.

Thanks for the sweet comment on my blog birthday. I should be thanking you. Eating locally has really made a big difference in our lives.

[Marc]

Catalog Choice is a great idea. We also need someone to create "Charity Choice." This program would allow people to reduce the number of fund-raising solicitations and other junk mail from charities. Habitat for Humanity, for example, sends me a lot of stuff each month: a "send money" letter, a newsletter that I'll never read, and other things. I'd love to be able to tell them, "Send me two letters per year, no more."