GreenDimes

Guide Note

GreenDimes is a service which will stop those who subscribe from receiving unwanted junk mail. For a one-time fee of $20, the company claims they can stop unsolicited junk mail from arriving in your mailbox for a period of three to five years. In addition, the company will plant five trees on your behalf for each subscription opened. Each membership fee covers a particular address.

Fast Facts

1. Founder: Pankaj Shah
2. No. of employees (2007): 16
3. No. of subscribers (2007): 50,000+
4. Name came from original concept of subscribers paying a dime a day, but company has cut subscription fees
5. Actor Matt Damon promoted the site on The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show