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Sam Pulcrano, Vice President, Sustainability

The U.S. Postal Service

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The Green Postal Service

Sam Pulcrano, Vice President, Sustainability

Sustainability at USPS

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Our Vision: Be a Sustainability leaderEmbrace 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

ProfitPlanet

PeopleDiversityHuman rightsSafety & healthJob creationClean air, water, land

Emissions reductionsGlobal climate change Zero waste, releases, spills

InnovationCapital efficiencyRisk managementMargin 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 certified100% PCWMade with wind power

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Environmailist Campaign

Wind powerGreen Seal certifiedCarbon Neutral30% PCWStock 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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(6)Recycling and Drug Disposal Plant

Prescription DrugsDisposal Lifecycle

(2)Consumers pickup Recycling Mail Return kits (includes envelope, instructions, and Merchandise Return Service (MRS) Permit label with prepaid Postage)

(4)Consumers mail sealed disposalpre-addressed envelopes: (1) Place in mail and collection box (2) Visit Retail Window

(3)Consumers Pack & Seal disposalitems in pre-addressed envelopes:(1) Follow instruction, wrap and insert, and seal package(2) Attached MRS Permit label

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 fulfillmentsIncludes mail back envelopes

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Consumers Pack & Seal disposalitems in pre-addressed envelopes:(1) Follow instructions, wrap and insert, and seal package(2) Attached MRS Permit label

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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 mail-back programs

Pharmaceutical returns: New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland.

Also, New York City and Albany.

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Other states interested in mail-back programsCompact 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!