Good Bye Junk Mail

On the topic of trash ... there are days when there is nothing in our mailbox but catalogs. J.Crew, LL Bean, Duluth Trading Company (??), Campmoor, Athleta (now I get two copies!), Williams Sonoma, Crate & Barrel, not to mention all those Sierra Trading Post books. It's not that I don't love to look at catalogs - it's a throwback to my childhood when I would dog ear page after page of the Spiegel and JC Penny catalogs with items I would never buy but that were "perfect" for back-to-school.

But, alas, all this window shopping makes for a large box of glossy pages to be disposed of. I read in my IdealBite email today: U.S. catalog production uses 53 million trees and enough water to fill 81,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools each year. And, Americans waste about 8 hours per year dealing with junk mail.

So, I'm opting out. Just like the "do not call" list, you can put your name and address on a similar list with direct mail companies. I just registered me, my former me (maiden name) and Marc on this site:

https://www.directmail.com/directory/mail_preference/

It lets you choose if you want to still receive those Victoria's Secret catalogs and credit card offers.

Or, try this one:
https://www.catalogchoice.org/