The Post Office Box Lobby Recycling program is a project of the

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(USPS) that was created on October 28, 2008, for mail customers to

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paper items, using recycling bins placed in the customer lobbies of

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buildings. Some of the goals of the program are to reduce the amount of paper waste going to

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s, which helps to reduce the consumption of fiber from trees used for paper production and

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associated with waste disposal. USPS receives revenue from selling the material, and no tax dollars are used to fund the project. USPS was reported as having recycled over of waste in 2009, including paper, plastics and other waste.

Participation

As of 2010, some U.S. post offices do not participate in the program, and sometimes recycle paper items independently of the program, such as in bins in their employee work areas. Some reasons for non-participation are building space constraints and limited personnel at some U.S. post offices. At some post offices, mail received that cannot be delivered is recycled.

Timeline

In March 2009, the total number of bins was increased by 1,844, to a total of nearly 5,900 recycling bins. In April 2010, it was reported that the number of post offices participating in the program had increased to 8,064.

Security

The program uses -capacity plastic bins, which USPS refers to as "Slim Jims". The bins have lockable lids and have a narrow insertion slot to maintain customer privacy and limit the potential of discarded mail being stolen for the harvesting of

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References

External links

* (February 12, 2010.
"Recycling in Post Offices expanding."United States Postal Service

Postal Bulletin 22334. United States Postal Service.

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Participation

Timeline

Security

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