Unwanted mail and catalogs are recyclable, but it makes more sense to reduce them at the source:
• DirectMail.com – a free service that gets your name off commercial mailing lists (www.directmail.com/directory/mail_preference);
• Catalog Choice – a free service that puts a stop to the delivery of unwanted catalogs www.catalogchoice.org;
• OptOutPrescreen.com – a free service that ends pre-approved credit card and insurance offers www.optoutprescreen.com;
• YellowPagesGoesGreen – a free service that takes your name off phonebook mailing lists www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/stop-yellow-pages; and
• EcoLogical Mail Coalition – a paid service that helps businesses eliminate mail addressed to former employees- www.ecologicalmail.org.