kill paper spam

I just stumbled across Catalog Choice, a free service that removes your name and address from companies' lists. It's very easy to use and can reduce the amount of crap piling up in the mailbox (they even allowed me to opt out of the weekly generic, loosely packaged coupons we get) which can take at least a small bite out of the 19 billion magazines mailed in the US on the off chance that you'll actually want to buy their crap. Easier than a phone call to each company.



I have no idea how the two compare, but Greendimes seems like the more aggressive, if for profit (meaning you have to pay for their service), slightly older brother of Catalog Choice and may be worth looking into also. They not only stop junk mail, but also plant trees with every membership (saving you the trouble of planting trees, I guess).