The U.S. Post Offices in San Francisco are stepping up efforts to recycle after the agency was found to have among the worst waste rates among post offices nationwide. An internal 2014 audit found more than half of the agency’s garbage that went to the landfill was recyclable, triggering an intervention by city officials with […]
The Postal Service has started to implement its National Recycling Operation, which is expected to double the organization’s recycling rates during the next five years.
According to the Office of Inspector General, “In September 2013, the Postal Service approved $33.1 million to implement the National Recycling Program. The funds will cover capital improvements and expenses related to recycling operations.” According to USPS the National Recycling Program involves backhauling recyclables from Associate Offices (AOs) to its servicing Processing and Distribution Center […]