P.O. BOX LOBBY RECYCLING PROGRAM EXPANDS


August 18, 2010 



INTRO:

Recycling paper and mail just got a lot easier. The Postal Service has doubled the number of Post Office lobbies offering free recycling, now providing ten thousand locations for customers to be a little greener – including most National Parks locations. Sam Pulcrano is the vice president of Sustainability for the Postal Service.

SOUNDBITE:

LOBBY RECYCLING IS AN EASY, CONVENIENT AND SAFE WAY FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE TO HELP OUR CUSTOMERS BE GREENER. OUR HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS GOES BACK MORE THAN 100 YEARS WHEN WE WERE RECYCLING BEFORE THERE WAS EVEN A UNIVERSAL SYMBOL FOR IT.

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A complete list of participating post offices can be found at usps.com/green.

More information on green initiatives and consumer products can be found at usps.com/green and in the USPS Green Newsroom.

(Preceding audio courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service)

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