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The U.S. Postal Service
Sam Pulcrano, Vice President, Sustainability
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The Green Postal Service
Sustainability at USPS
Sam Pulcrano, Vice President, Sustainability
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Our Vision: Be a Sustainability leader
Embrace sustainability’s green approach to doing
business to create long-term value for customers,
employees and the communities we serve.
Use sustainability to embrace opportunities, and
manage risks due to economic, environmental and
social changes and challenges.
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Sustainability at the Postal Service —
Balancing people, planet, profit
People
Planet
Clean air, water, land
Emissions reductions
Global climate change
Zero waste, releases, spills
Diversity
Human rights
Safety & health
Job creation
Profit
Innovation
Capital efficiency
Risk management
Margin improvement
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Lead mailing industry in sustainable
business practices
 Guidance to mailers
 Certified products
 Baseline performance via life-cycle inventory of
environmental impact of mail
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Certified products
 Priority Mail, Express Mail, ReadyPost, retail signs.
 15,000 metric tons of carbon equivalents per year,
Priority & Express Mail.
 2,100 metric tons of carbon equivalents per year,
ReadyPost packaging.
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Green White Paper
Green Seal certified
100% PCW
Made with wind power
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Environmailist Campaign
Wind power
Green Seal certified
Carbon Neutral
30% PCW
Stock created using
hydro-electric power
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Dilbert Buckslip
Green Seal certified
Green-e certified
Made with wind power
100% PCW
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Consumers pickup Recycling Mail Return kits
(3)
(includes envelope, instructions, and
Consumers Pack & Seal disposal
Merchandise Return Service (MRS)
items in pre-addressed envelopes:
Permit label with prepaid Postage)
(1) Follow instruction, wrap and insert,
and seal package
(2) Attached MRS Permit label
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Consumers mail sealed disposal
pre-addressed envelopes:
(1) Place in mail and
collection box
(2) Visit Retail Window
Prescription Drugs
Disposal Lifecycle
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Recycling and Drug Disposal Plant
USPS mail processing and delivery
transporting recycling and disposal items
(USPS & State DEA share MRS product tracking data)
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(2)
Consumers pickup Recycling Mail Return kits
(includes envelope, instructions, and
Merchandise Return Service (MRS)
Permit label with prepaid Postage)
Prescription Drug fulfillments
Includes mail back envelopes
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(3)
Consumers Pack & Seal disposal
items in pre-addressed envelopes:
(1) Follow instructions, wrap and
insert, and seal package
(2) Attached MRS Permit label
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(5)
USPS mail processing and delivery
transporting recycling and disposal items
(USPS & State DEA share MRS product tracking data)
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Recycling and Drug Disposal Plant
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Other states interested in mailback programs
Pharmaceutical returns:
New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland.
Also, New York City and Albany.
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Other states interested in mailback programs
Compact fluorescent lamps, other light
bulbs, batteries:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island,
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland.
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Mail-back programs
 Great potential to properly dispose of or recycle.
 Get potentially hazardous pharmaceuticals out
of homes.
 Dispose of CFLs properly.
 Encourage consumers to be green.
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Thank
you!