Re: [greenyes] Recycling evicted from Post Offices

[Lisa Heller <Lisa_Heller@no.address>]

I think this calls for a national call-in program like with Disney, 
definitely. This is absurd.



At 10:03 AM -0600 8/21/03, Summit Recycling wrote:
> As we understand it from conversations with the district manager, this is a
> nation-wide policy.  And, no, they are not removing the trash cans, because
> apparently when someone throws junk mail in the trash (instead of recycling
> it) they don't have the same inclination to not buy from the catalogues.
>
> The impetus to put the bins in the post offices came from employees that
> noticed that 99% of the material in the trash cans was recyclable paper.
>
> One result we are certain of is that, at a minimum, the post offices will
> have to triple their number trash cans or frequency of trash service - our
> recycling bins are three to one for trash cans.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sam Warren" <SamW@no.address>
> To: <greenyes@no.address>; "'Summit Recycling'" <recycle@no.address>
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:28 AM
> Subject: RE: [greenyes] Recycling evicted from Post Offices
>
>
> >  Should we understand that this is a nation-wide policy?  Are they also
> >  removing the trash cans from the P.O.s?
>
> >
>
>
>  


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