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!
