Now updated with more resources:

Junk e-mail wastes natural resources, everything from paper to plastic to fuel to get the mail into your mailbox.  It is critical to limit the amount of junk mail you receive.

The Direct Marketing Association allows you to opt out of receiving unsolicited commercial mail and e-mail.

Stop Junk Mail.org has an easy to use printable form to stop junk mail. It has postcards to send in, places to write to, and 800 numbers to call to get you off many direct marketing lists.

Getting less of this stuff is a green want to reduce material usage in the world.

Privacy Rights.org has a list of places you can opt out of offers yourself.

OptOutPrescreen is the official consumer credit industry’s site to opt out of credit offers.

ProQuo is a company helps stop junk mail, but seems to be more of a venture funded business that is designed to help get catalogs and mailings you might want to you.

Similar CatalogChoice is a company helps reduce unwanted catalogs but allows you to select new ones you may want.

The EPA has shown that the paper industry is tied for 5th largest toxic release contributor. Only ahead of paper are Electric Utilities, Metal Mining, Primary Metals, Chemicals, and Hazardous waste.  Pretty shocking how innocent paper is so polluting. How can we move paper further down the list?

Industry needs to obviously push for more recycled papers, safe inks, and the like. Keep in mind that getting a holiday catalog in the mail consumes resources printing it, transporting it to your home, and even when recycling it.

Consumers can do their part by eliminating junk mail, reading newspapers, magazines, and books electronically, reducing mail volume through online bill pay and shareholder reporting, watching movies online instead of through the mail, buying only 100% recycled paper products. California has resources to help business reduce paper waste.