Dive summary:

• The Toledo, Ohio Postal Service has been awarded a Sustainability Globe Award for their recent efforts to cut down waste and boost recycling at 196 participating postal offices in northwest Ohio.
• Recycling has increased 600% in participating offices from 16,000 pounds to more than 100,000 pounds per month.
• Solid waste produced by these facilities has decreased by 95% and has generated more than $323,000 in revenue since last June.

From the article:

Thanks to employee cooperation, recycling bins have now replaced trash containers in the lobbies of the 196 facilities, and the solid waste generated from these facilities has decreased by 95 percent, he said.

Employees and customers are encouraged to put all paper, plastic, and cardboard waste into color-coordinated bins.

Since being initiated in June, the recycling program has generated more than $323,000 in revenue, which goes back into the Toledo postal service’s general fund, Mr. Brenot said. ...