
We all hate junk mail. On average, Americans receive about 41 pounds of junk mail each year! According to 41pounds.org, that’s equal to over 100 million trees, 28 billion gallons of water, and more C02 than 9 million cars! Yikes!
Here are a few free and easy ways to cut down on junk mail:
Get Your Address on the Do Not Mail List
Remove your address from national marketing lists by registering online for free with the Direct Marketing Association (DMA).
Reduce Bundled Flyers & Ad Supplements
Look for the mailing label attached to the flyer and contact the company directly to request your address be removed from their mailing list. Here are a few of the major resident mailers to contact:
- Valassis or Red Plum > Fill out their online form.
- Penny Saver or The Flyer > Check their site to opt out via email or phone.
- Val-Pak Savings Coupons > Fill out their online form.
Catalogs, Mail Orders & Magazines
Opt out of the Epsilon Abacus Coop database, and/or contact the catalog or mail order company directly to be removed from their mailing list.
Have any other junk mail tips? Anyone upcycling their junk mail into cool collages or other crafts? Post your projects and share your junk mail ideas with us!




Here at C&T we recycle everything—even our old FedEx Paks! When we can’t turn them inside-out and reuse them for a new package shipment, we send them back to DuPont to be recycled into new Tyvek bags. Check out DuPont’s Tyvek recycling program 




I store my thread and small notions in a recycled card catalog. When libraries replaced their old card catalogs with computers, all the old wooden file drawers and cabinets were removed. Often made of oak, the cabinets and drawers are not only very handy, but remind me of happy hours spent in public libraries. My unit was cut in half so that it could also be a window seat—that is if it wasn’t always covered with stuff.

How are you being green? Let us know.








