HOUSTON,Texas- Feb. 18, 2010 – WM Healthcare Solutions’, a subsidiary of Waste Management , extensive mail-back sharps product line is now approved by the California Department of Public Health for sale and use in the state of California. Since September 2008, disposing of home-generated sharps in the trash has been illegal in California. Communities and […]
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The United States Postal Service (USPS) has awarded electric car pioneer ZAP (OTC Bulletin Board: ZAAP) an engineering contract for the design and development of an electric version of its Long Life Vehicle (LLV). ZAP will convert the gasoline mail truck to run on electricity as specified by […]
WASHINGTON — More than 200,000 tons, and counting. That’s how much paper, plastics and other waste the U.S. Postal Service recycled in 2009, representing a decrease in its greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 1.67 million barrels of oil. An integral part of that undertaking is the Post Office Box Lobby Recycling program which is expanding […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ended the first quarter of this fiscal year (Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2009) with a net loss of $297 million, while posting continued high scores in quarterly delivery performance. “In spite of the financial challenges we face today, Postal Service employees never lose sight that customer service is our […]
Press Release from the United States Attorney’s office Eastern District of California SACRAMENTO, Calif.—United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that NANCY R. SCIOLINO, 52, of Lodi, pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement this morning before United States District Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. The case was investigated by the United States Postal Service’s Office […]
WASHINGTON — The public meeting of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service scheduled for Feb. 9, 2010, has been cancelled due to transportation issues related to severe winter weather in the Washington, DC, area. With transportation options already limited throughout the entire mid-Atlantic and another storm system expected Tuesday, the Board has […]
Press Release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota: February 2, 2010 Rapid City, SD United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Lemmon man charged with Theft of Mail Matter was sentenced on February 2, 2010, by Chief US District Judge Karen E. Schreier. Claude Haugen, age 44, […]
WASHINGTON — Connect. Learn. Deliver. This April, more than 4,000 mailing industry professionals will attend the National Postal Forum (NPF), the industry’s premier event and tradeshow, in Nashville, Tenn. and gain cutting-edge strategies and techniques for helping their organizations thrive in today’s marketplace. Since 1968, the National Postal Forum has provided business mailers with ongoing […]
New York, NY, February 4, 2010 — The Direct Marketing Association (DMA), the leading global trade association of businesses and nonprofit multichannel direct marketers, today named Robert (Bob) Allen, Interim President & CEO. Mr. Allen, an award winning direct marketing executive, is the former President & CEO of The Vermont Country Store, a multichannel retailer […]
Distinguished Sailors Saluted On Stamps WASHINGTON — Four revered U.S. Navy icons were commemorated with a First-Class salute with the dedication of the Distinguished Sailors collectable stamps. Available nationwide today, the 44-cent stamps immortalize four sailors who served with bravery and distinction during the 20th Century: William S. Sims, Arleigh A. Burke, John McCloy and […]