Free Recycling Through the Mail

Evanston Post Office Introduces “Mail Back” Pilot Program
Going “Green” Welcome Spring March 20 Ceremony

What:
Unveiling of the “Mail Back” program/display, launched by the U. S. Postal Service, that allows customers to recycle small electronics and inkjet cartridges by mailing them free of charge.

Who:
Andre Yarbrough, Postmaster, Evanston Post Office
Postal employees participating in the “Mail Back” program

When:
Thursday, March 20, at 11 a.m.

Where:
Evanston Post Office
1101 Davis Street, Evanston, IL 60201

Background:
The “Mail Back” program helps consumers make more environmentally friendly “green” choices, making it easier for customers to discard used or obsolete small electronics in an environmentally responsible way. Starting March 17, metropolitan Chicago customers can use free envelopes available at their local Post Office to mail back inkjet cartridges, PDAs, Blackberries, digital cameras, iPods and MP3 players — without having to pay for postage.

Postage is paid for by Clover Technologies Group, a nationally recognized company that recycles, remanufactures and remarkets inkjet cartridges, laser cartridges and small electronics. If the electronic item or cartridges cannot be refurbished and resold, its component parts are reused to refurbish other items, or the parts are broken down further and the materials are recycled. Clover Technologies Group has a “zero waste to landfill” policy: it does everything it can to avoid contributing any materials to the nation’s landfills.

Contact:
Tim Ratliff (630) 260-5606, cell (630) 853-8926
timothy.d.ratliff@usps.gov