Are you tired of taking bags of catalogs and junk mail to be recycled? You can reduce this influx of unwanted mail.

Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona suggests that you start with contacting the Direct Marketing Association (DMA); they provide consumers with a national do not mail service at www.dmachoice.org. They can only eliminate the junk mail from members of the Direct Marketing Association. It is still worth the effort.

If you are like me, you receive too many catalogs. I think my name has been sold to every women’s clothing catalog in the country. In the online article Reduce Your Junk Mail by Opting Out at www.fraudguides.com/tips/jan10.asp tips are offered to reduce the number of catalogs sent to you:

• Call each retailer and request removal
• Mail the label to the retailer and request removal

Use one of the following services.

1. www.catalogchoice.org
   This web-based service is free and claims to help consumers remove themselves from catalog (more…)