Postal Bulletin 22209 > USPSNEWS@WORK > Beyond green: USPS packaging meetshigher environmental standards

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Beyond green: USPS packaging meets higher environmental standards

Postmaster General Jack Potter at the National Press Club announcing that new USPS packaging meets higher environmental standards.More than a half billion Priority Mail and Express Mail envelopes and boxes provided by the Postal Service to its customers each year now meet higher envi­ronmental standards.

USPS is the first and only shipping or mailing company to earn “Cradle-to-Cradle” Cer­tification based on the quality of raw materials used to produce Priority Mail and Express Mail envelopes and boxes. They’re 100 percent recyclable. And, more than 15,000 metric tons of carbon emissions will be prevented annually.

USPS mailing and shipping supplies already exceeded government requirements. This certification means the Postal Service is going beyond existing standards in efforts to be environmentally friendly.




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