Labour push forward plans for a scheme to reduce litter
Labour say a deposit return scheme (DRS) - where a consumer pays a deposit on a drink but gets this refunded when they return ...
Project Safe Delivery targets porch pirates, mail theft, attacks on carriers
Statistically, almost 70% of Americans have suffered lost, missing or stolen deliveries. In 2023, porch pirates absconded ...
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New tech for Postal Service's blue mailboxes aims to deter theft as robberies rise
According to the Postal Police Officers Association, robberies of letter carriers surged from 64 nationwide in fiscal year 2019 to 605 in fiscal year 2023. "Under Project Safe Delivery, we have ...
USPS tackles mail theft with upgraded collection boxes
The Postal Service is upgrading mailboxes with new technology to combat theft amid a surge in mail carrier robberies, sparking debate over police use.
Changes for UPS package deliveries across the country after contract ends with US Postal Service
The Postal Service is the only carrier permitted to deliver to post office boxes, Army posts and Navy fleets. With the end of ...
Is There Mail on MLK Day?
Mail is not delivered on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as the U.S. Postal Service shuts down for the holiday and gives employees the day off. The U.S. Post Office will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr ...