Nix the junk mail

By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz | RedEye reporter

The Postal Service delivers 17.8 tons of bulk mail each year, 44% of which goes unopened, according to the EPA. Just 22% of bulk mail is recycled. To stop the flow, visit the Direct Marketing Association, the largest supplier of mailing lists for commercial advertising, at dmaconsumers.org, and get put on the "do not mail" list. It costs one dollar, but it'll remove your name from the lists for five years.

Also visit optoutprescreen.com, an official Consumer Credit Reporting Industry site, to opt out of receiving credit card and insurance offers. It's free.