Got Tubs? USPS Can Save $$$ With Your Help

Postal equipment has been misused in many ways --- from office file cabinets to garage tool collections --- but a flat tub as a planter is a first!

The Postal Service spends $10 million each year to purchase new flat tubs. That’s because every year, customers fail to return 68 percent of the Postal Service’s flat tubs. They’re very handy containers --- flat tubs can be used for all kinds of purposes --- even as planting pots.

Here’s what employees can do to help keep flat tubs in the USPS network and save us some money:

Don’t give flat tubs to customers for hold mail and caller service mail.

Don’t leave flat tubs near collection boxes, customer mailboxes and doorsteps.

Avoid leaving flat tubs with business customers.

If you see postal equipment outside the postal network, send an e-mail to hqmte@usps.gov listing the location, type and quantity.