The Postal Service offers a fundamental service to the American people — everyone can use the U.S. Mail. And everyone pays the same postage for a First-Class letter no matter where they live in the country.
The United States Postal Service provides the nation with a vital delivery platform that sustains and propels U.S. commerce, serves every business and residential address and binds the nation together, as it has for more than 240 years.
USPS delivers to approximately 155 million delivery points, year-round, six days a week — and even on Sundays to meet e-commerce needs. Our products and services are available at thousands of Post Office locations, through a network of contract postal units, online at http:⁄⁄www.usps.com and elsewhere.
The mail embarks on a journey backed by a team of hundreds of thousands who process, sort, transport and deliver it. Each leg in the process of getting a letter or package to its destination commits resources including workers, equipment, transportation and energy. No single operation in the world comes close to this level of connectivity to so many households and businesses.
It begins with the bins: Clatskanie, OR, Post Office
With a goal of eliminating trash hauling to reduce costs and environmental impact, the Clatskanie, OR, Post Office seized on a simple solution — add more recycling bins for employees and customers to use. In small rural towns like Clatskanie, curbside recycling isn’t always available. Customers can appreciate an environmentally responsible alternative to bringing home or discarding their mail. As the bins have filled up, costs for trash hauling have gone down. The Clatskanie Post Office has reduced garbage pickup to every other week instead of weekly resulting in decreased costs of 15.8 percent. But the cost savings don’t tell the whole story. Through its commitment to reducing waste that ends up landfills, Clatskanie Post Office employees are leading by example, letting the community know that the Postal Service is looking out for residents and their families, and the environment we all share.
