Use Slim Jims — Secured Lobby Recycling Containers

To reduce solid waste disposal costs and generate recycling revenue, Post Offices™ are encouraged to participate in the Post Office Box lobby recycling program. P.O. Box customers can recycle their mail in specially designed, secured recycling containers recently deployed nationwide to more than 11,000 Post Offices with P.O. Box lobbies. These secure containers carry the message, “Read, Respond, and Recycle Your Mail.”

If customers recycle their mail, the Postal Service™ can make significant reductions in solid waste disposal costs. Offering customers the opportunity to recycle their mail right in the lobby plays an important role in meeting customers’ environmental expectations. Once you order these containers, you are required to take an online survey to confirm how you have used the containers. Take the online survey at: http://blue.usps.gov/sustainability/earthday/ordering_green_supplies.htm by clicking “Take the Recycling Implementation Survey.” Containers are offered on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.

Affected Postmasters should use the eBuy on-catalog requisition system to order the “Slim Jim” secure recycling containers from the Material Distribution Center (MDC). Search for items using the PSN number listed below (without the dashes). If your office does not have access to eBuy, order using touch-tone order entry (TTOE) at 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. Please 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.

Order Slim Jim containers based on the rule that one container serves up to 500 active P.O.Boxes™. To order two containers (i.e., Slim Jim Double), order PSN 4250-15-000-0664. To order three containers (i.e., Slim Jim Single and Slim Jim Double), order both the single and double container. The maximum order is three containers.