Stop the Junk Mail

Spring cleaning this year can go beyond just the closets, cupboards and garages and also include our mailboxes. Who knew that Americans receive nearly four tons of junk mail each year and the average consumer can be on thousands of marketing mailing lists at any time? We are flooded with unwanted advertisements, credit card offers and political propaganda, which can bury the mail we are looking for…not to mention create a drain on the environment.

My daughter is an avid recycler. She is constantly monitoring the trash to make sure we are recycling all we can. She pointed out to me the other day how much junk mail we receive and asked if I was comfortable killing all those trees.

Well, I’m not.

You can eliminate the unwanted mail by contacting each of the companies that send you junk – which could take a lot of research, sweat and effort – or look to a web site like www.ProQuo.com that offers a free online service that will do most of the work for you. With a few clicks, you can select the marketing mail that you do want to receive, while stopping the junk mail you don’t want to receive. ProQuo has done all the research for you and provides easy steps to putting an end to the overflowing mailbox…all for free.

So, as you look for opportunities and tips to simplify, organize and de-clutter your life this spring, consider stopping the unwanted junk mail you receive and save a tree.

Posted April 3, 2008, filed in It's That Time, How I de-cluttered, Clutter Control Products, Less is More