Got junk... mail?
Posted on Jun 12th, 2008
by 
David
David
Junk
Check out GreenDimes. It's basically the Eco focused equivalent of the Do Not Call Registry, but it's for Snail Mail. They make it easy for us to get a handle on all of the waste that shows up in our mailboxes daily. And, it's only $20. Plus, there's even a free version that guides you on how to do it yourself. Personally, I'd rather pay the money so that I know it's actually going to get taken care of (rather than getting lost in my to do list). I do like the fact that they offer options though. They'll even plant a tree (or send you a buck) when you sign up for the free version; five trees for the paid version.
They've received a ton of great press and their interface is super easy. I was done in a few minutes. Give it a shot and spread the word if you like what they're doing.
GreenDimes
"Why are we using $5 million of our money to pay you to stop junk mail? Because junk mail sucks! And we want to help you stop all the credit offers and other crazy stuff that's clogging your mailbox!
Since 2006, we've helped hundreds of thousands of people... Now we want millions! So instead of buying TV and banner ads, we decided to do something HUGE to show how much we care about this problem. With our new do-it-yourself service, GreenDimes Basic, anyone can clean up their mailbox for FREE. Folks who want us to do the work, monitor their account every month, provide 24x7 customer service and plant 5 trees on their behalf can choose our GreenDimes Premium for just $20."
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do not call
July 2008 
A client of mine asked me to help him reduce his junk mail about a year ago and we signed him up through GreenDimes. He paid for my subscription as a thank you gift because it made such a difference. It took approx. 4-6 months to actually start seeing considerable results but it is really noticable now.
I can personally say the $20 dollars is worth the reduction in wasted paper, time it took to recycle all the junk mail and if nothing else, knowing trees were planted on my behalf. I recommend the service and find it both valuable and reasonable.
Thanks Shelly!
It's great to hear some first hand experience. That sounds about right. They mentioned that it will take a few months for the process to take effect. I will be happy to see the results of this start trickling in.