My mother-in-law was the queen of catalogs. She had stacks of magazines and mail-order guides on every end table. Not anymore. Since going greener, she's canceled a bunch of subscriptions, and yesterday she let us know about Catalog Choice, a website where you can sign up for a "do not send" list. You choose who can and can't solicit you, and it takes about 15 minutes.
You sign up using your email and mailing address, then go through a list of catalogs and select which ones you want to cancel. It's free, but it can take up to ten weeks to stop receiving junk catalogs in the mail. If you've canceled a catalog and are still receiving it, you can report the problem to Catalog Choice and they'll follow up with the vendor to stop the solicitation. To see their privacy policies, you can click here.
It's the same general idea as the "do not call" list, but rather than a government-run program, it's a non-profit group sponsored by the Ecology Center. Click here to see their credentials.
(Thanks for the tip, Colleen!)
Image via InterContinental Hotels Group's Recycling Program.
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I've been doing this for the past couple of weeks. I hope it works!
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This is so great! I get catalogs adressed to a previous tenant (of 7 years ago!) 'or current resident' and because of that 'or current resident', there has been no way of getting rid of them — which I guess these companies know. It's so parasitic!I am thrilled that someone has decided to do something about this.
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There's also greendimes.com. They will plant a tree in your name for every catalog you cancel. It costs $20.00 to register I I think it's well worth it.
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I can testify that this site totally works. The tenant before me was a catalog queen. I have systematically been able to stop every single one of them.
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I tried this site and now I get MORE catalogs than I used to. It may work for some people, but it really didn't work for me. Use at your own risk, i'd say.
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My friend in Toronto got this apartment recycling bag hanger for christmas, and he can't track were he got it (he swears by it).
Can anybody help me if they have it or know were i can get one?
A.K
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Sorry, A.K again, my friend say's the name is called create some space recycle bag hanger. i can't find it on the web.
A.K
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