USPS: Mercury Remains Prohibited in The Mail

Posted on June 30, 2023July 27, 2023 by 21cpw

Correction 7/27/2023: Don’t Mail Mercury The article titled “Don’t Mail Mercury,” published in Postal Bulletin 22268 (7-13-23, pages 33–34), contained incorrect information regarding the international mailability of compact fluorescent lamps. Compact fluorescent lamps are prohibited to international destinations. The corrected information is shown in bold: Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of mercury vapor. If broken, there will be…

USPS: Properly dispose of hazardous, regulated items

Posted on November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 by 21cpw

The Postal Service wants employees to safeguard the mailstream from improperly wrapped or damaged packages containing hazardous materials. Once packages containing damaged, leaking or nonmailable hazardous materials are identified, they should be brought to a designated rewrap or hazardous material mail staging area for assessment. Hazardous items that are disposed of locally could be regulated…

Postal Bulletin highlights HAZMAT Awareness Month

Posted on November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 by 21cpw

November is HAZMAT Awareness Month To protect the health and safety of our employees and the general public, the Postal Service™ has developed specific procedures for safeguarding the identification, handling, and delivery of hazardous materials (HAZMAT). Nonmailable hazardous materials that enter the mail stream — because these materials are not intercepted at the time of…

USPS OIG Report: Prohibited Inbound International Mailings

Posted on July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 by 21cpw

Background Inbound international mail originates in foreign countries for delivery in the U.S. This mail typically arrives at one of the five U.S. Postal Service International Service Centers (ISC), the Honolulu Processing and Distribution Center, or the New Jersey International Network Distribution Center. In fiscal year (FY) 2016, the Postal Service recorded inbound international mail…