Slay the Paper Monster!
It’s no myth: Junk mail makes up over 3% of the trash in American landfills, and disposing of all that unnecessary paper costs us nearly $320 million dollars a year. But Themis has a solution! Stop junk mail at the source before it has a chance to clutter up your mailbox (and your life).
First, banish those pesky credit card offers. As luck would have it, all three major credit bureaus can be reached at number: 1-888-567-8688. It’s a completely automated opt-out line. Or confront those paper pushers on the web at www.optoutprescreen.com.
Next, free your mailbox from the most monstrous marketing mailing lists by sending postcards requesting that your name and address be removed to:
(1) National Demographics and Lifestyles, ATTN: List Order Department
1621 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202
(2) Donnelley Marketing, ATTN: Database Operations
416 South Bell, Ames, IA 50010
(3) Experian, 901 West Bond, Lincoln, NE 6852
Then, opt-out online at the “contact us” section of following websites:
www.dmachoice.org
www.valassis.com
www.coxtarget.com (if you receive Valpak mailings)
Finally, banish unwanted and duplicate catalogs by registering at: www.catalogchoice.org
Once you’ve taken care of the big companies, you can address unwanted mail from the little guys by contacting them directly and requesting to be taken off of the mailing list. Opt out of the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s ad mailings by calling 404-522-4141 (you will need the NS number located above your name and address on the back page). For sample opt-out letters and more information, visit:
www.privacyrights.org
www.junkbusters.com
www.ecofuture.org
www.greendimes.org
You should start seeing a radical reduction in junk mail within a few weeks. For an ounce of prevention, stop sending in warranty cards that come with new products; doing so is both unnecessary for validating your warranty and gets you on a whole slew of marketing lists. Need a jump-start? Contact Themis for a consultation today!
