Do You Reuse Envelopes For Mailing?
This is the question posed by reporter Mariana Sears of the Burlington Free Press who frequently reuses envelopes herself.
Marianna has been reusing envelopes for about five years now and she recently started to wonder if this was any sort of a new trend with all the eco consciousness going on. She wanted to interview local post office employees to ask if they see alot of reused envelopes flowing through the mail, but says reporters are not allowed to interview post office employees. So she did the next best thing and went straight to the director of communications at the USPS.
She found out that not only was the director not at all aware of this being a BIG trend right now, but that it could potentially delay mail if not done correctly. So below are a few tips given on how to reuse envelopes correctly at the US Post Office.
How to reuse an envelope
• Completely cross out or cover the old addressee and old remittent
• Remove the old stamp and use a plain white label to completely cover all the old black or fluorescent orange barcodes
• Flip envelope and reuse inverted side as new
Marianna did also ask a few customers if they reuse envelopes, and several do and do so regularly. So the question again is do YOU reuse envelopes? And if so, how has your experience with it been. Any delays or returned mail.
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