Post Office needs letter tubs and trays
Submitted by DEBRA MITCHELL
U.S. Postal Service
Each year, the U.S. Postal Service spends millions of dollars to replace equipment that leaks out of its network. With wooden and plastic pallets ranging from $7 to $20 each, cardboard and plastic letter trays ranging from 65 cents to $2.75 per tray, and plastic flat tubs costing around $4 each, losses quickly add up.
Postal customers often find these tubs and trays are handy for personal use. However, by not returning them to the post office, the postal service experiences costs that are passed on to the customer through increased postage charges. Look closely and you will see a message on the equipment that reads: Warning -Maximum penalty for theft or misuse of postal property $1,000 fine and 3 years imprisonment .
Recovery efforts are proving fruitful. More than 21,000 pallets and other items worth close to $1.75 million have been returned to post offices within the past year.
Postmasters in the area are asking customers to return those plastic tubs and letter trays. Letter carriers can collect them with regular mail delivery or they can be returned to any post office or contract postal unit.
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