Stop junk mail

From CNN.com/Money:

Stop junk mail
Time it takes: 5 minutes

Call 888-5OPTOUT to remove your name from credit issuers' mailing lists. The result of that five-minute talk with a computer? Fewer temptations and a mailbox filled with letters, not offers for pre-approved cards.

Most important, you'll cut the risk of an identity thief raiding your mailbox or garbage can and applying for credit in your name. Stolen paper mail accounts for 9% of identity fraud cases, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.

Note: Because we're talking credit bureaus, you'll have to provide your Social Security number. It's okay.

Funfacts box: Junk mail
More than 62 billion pieces of junk mail are produced yearly.
The majority of household waste consists of unsolicited mail.
Approximately 44% of junk mail goes to a landfill unopened.
$320M of local taxes are used to dispose of unsolicited mail each year.