USPS Post Office Box Lobby Recycling program

[3][4] Some of the goals of the program are to reduce the amount of paper waste going to landfills, which helps to reduce the consumption of fiber from trees used for paper production and greenhouse gas emissions associated with waste disposal.

[4][5] USPS receives revenue from selling the material, and no tax dollars are used to fund the project.

[6] Some reasons for non-participation are building space constraints and limited personnel at some U.S. post offices.

[3][4][7] In April 2010, it was reported that the number of post offices participating in the program had increased to 8,064.

[8] The bins have lockable lids and have a narrow insertion slot to maintain customer privacy and limit the potential of discarded mail being stolen for the harvesting of personal information.