To promote Earth Day and USPS’ Green commitment, Post Offices are encouraged to participate in the Post Office Box lobby recycling program. Postmasters participating in the Post Office Box lobby recycling program must make sure that each PO Box customer is notified about the program using Notice 180 (see Exhibit A, page 24), which is available at the MDC. The success of the lobby recycling program depends upon customer awareness.
Notice 180 invites PO Box customers to recycle their mail in specially designed secured recycling containers that the Postal Service has recently deployed to more than 10,000 Post Offices with PO Box lobbies nationwide. These secure containers carry the message, “Read, Respond, and Recycle Your Mail.” Notice 180 also emphasizes the importance of recycling mail through the community’s recycling program, since some customers may take their mail home with them rather than recycle it in the Post Office lobby.
The Postal Service can make significant reductions in its solid waste disposal costs if customers recycle their mail after they have finished with it. By offering customers the opportunity to recycle their mail right in the lobby, USPS can also play an important role in meeting customers’ environmental expectations. Notice 180 is also intended to be used to notify all new PO Box customers and to periodically remind existing customers of the Postal Service’s lobby recycling program. Earth Day is a good time to renew our customer’s participation in USPS recycling and sustainability programs.
Affected postmasters should use the eBuy on-catalog requisition system to order Notice 180 from the MDC. Search for items using the PSN number listed below (without the dashes). If your office doesn’t have access to eBuy, order using touch-tone order entry (TTOE): Call 800-273-1509.
Note: You must be registered to use TTOE. To register, call 800-332-0317, option 1, extension 2925, and follow the prompts to leave a message. (Wait 48 hours after registering before placing your first order.) For complete TTOE ordering instructions, visit the Materials Customer Service website at http://blue.usps.gov/purchase/_doc/ops_ttoeins.doc or call 800-332-0317, option 4, option 4.
Use the following information to order Notice 180:
PSIN: NOT180
PSN: 7610-12-000-5651
Unit of Measure: EA
Minimum Order Quantity: 250
Bulk Pack Quantity: 6,000
Quick Pick Number: N/A
Price: $0.00
Edition Date: 02/09
