Editor's Picks

Season's Greenings from the U.S. Postal Service

 

The U.S. Postal Service can help shippers go green and save green by sending holiday gifts and shipments in eco-responsible packaging from the comfort of home or office at usps.com, the Post Office that's always open.

"The Postal Service is one of the greenest mailing and shipping companies in the world," said Chief Sustainability Officer Thomas G. Day . "We offer more than a half-billion eco-responsible mailing and shipping supplies, free package pickup, and almost everything you can do at the Post Office, you can do online. So skip the trip and save fuel this Yule."

Plastics Help Lighten The Holiday Season's Environmental Footprint

 

Plastics Make it Possible® Offers Tips on Wasting Less, Recycling More, and Saving Energy While Celebrating the Holidays

For many Americans, the holiday season is the happiest time of year—but it can also be the most wasteful. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Americans generate approximately 25 percent more waste—an extra million tons—between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.

DeKalb Cooperative Extension Provides Tips for Mailing Food During the Holidays

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), with more Americans working and being crunched for time, the ultimate time saver and convenience is home delivery of mail order foods.

Is it safe to send food in the mail?

Food is a great holiday gift and can be sent safely in the mail if it is carefully chosen, packaged well and sent in a timely manner.

3 Easy Tips to Ship "Green" and Save Money with Gift it Green!

Staggering fact: more than 4 million tons of trash per year is contributed to wrapping paper and gift bags

Shipping costs can be frustrating and expensive, often discouraging customers from sending out gifts or special packages. Our Gift It Green creator did a lot of research and found a few easy ways to go green and save on shipping costs.

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