41 Pounds

posted in: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Resources

41 Pounds is a non-profit junk mail reduction service that guarantees it will reduce your junk mail by 80-95% within 2 months of your signing up and will keep it this way for 5 years.  41 Pounds will contact direct marketing associations and catalogs companies on your behalf and instruct them to remove your name and address from their mailing lists–all for $41.

I signed up with 41 pounds about a year ago, and although I haven’t tested to see whether my mail has been reduced by 80%, it has been significantly reduced.  If at any point during the 5 year period you notice that you are getting new junk mail and/or that your old junk mail is returning, contact 41 pounds and they’ll take care of it for you.

There are also things you can do to protect yourself.  Check out our green tip, Junk Your Junk Mail, to learn more.