USPS Post Office Box Lobby Recycling program

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Post Office Box Lobby Recycling program
Founded October 28, 2008
Number of locations
 over 8,064
(as of April 2010)[1][2]
Services Paper recycling
A pile of junk mail

The Post Office Box Lobby Recycling program is a project of the United States Postal Service (USPS) that was created on October 28, 2008, for consumers to recycle paper items, using recycling bins placed in the customer lobbies of post office buildings.[3][4] Some of the goals of the program are to reduce the amount of paper waste going to landfills, which helps to reduce the consumption of fiber from trees used for paper production and greenhouse gas emissions associated with waste disposal.[4][5] USPS receives revenue from selling the material, and no tax dollars are used to fund the project.[1] USPS was reported as having recycled over 200,000 tons of waste in 2009, including paper, plastics and other waste.[1][2]

Participation

Some U.S. post offices do not participate in the program, and sometimes recycle paper items independently of the program, in bins in their employee work areas.[6] Some reasons for non-participation include building space constraints and limited personnel at some U.S. post offices.[6] At some post offices, mail received that is undeliverable is recycled.[6] Some U.S. post offices (as of 2010) do not recycle whatsoever.[6]

Timeline

In April 2010, it was reported that the number of post offices participating in the program had increased to 8,064.[1][2]

In March 2009, the total number of bins was increased by 1,844, to a total of nearly 5,900 recycling bins.[3][4][7][8][9]

Security

The program uses secure, locked bins that have a narrow slot opening to maintain privacy[3][4] and thwart the potential of discarded mail being tampered with. If someone accidentally drops an item into the slot, they cannot reach in to retrieve it; instead, they must contact a postal worker for access.

See also

References

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Noted: "program launched here today builds on the tremendous success of similar programs that have been ongoing".
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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (Functional article link: "USPS Brings Paper Recycling to Post Office Lobbies"
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
  9. ↑ The bins are separate receptacles as locked containers.

Further reading

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External links

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