Reducing the amount of junk mail you receive is an easy way to help the environment while make your own life easier to - no more sorting through tons of paper you don't want. The easiest way to reduce the amount of junk mail you get is through a central service that has direct contacts to the junk mail sources. One such service is GreenDimes.

The two things that set them apart are:

1) They offer a free service. Yes, you have to do more of the paper work yourself. But it's totally free. There is also a paid service. For a small fee you just tell them your name and address and you are done.

2) They give you the option to keep getting mail from sources that you choose. So you can keep getting the catalogs you care about and stop getting the ones you don't. Most services just stop all catalogs. This is a nice feature if there are certain catalogs you like getting.