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USPS Well Ahead of Schedule With Sustainability Goals

Last year, the United States Postal Service (USPS) unveiled its first and New York City’s largest green roof on top of the Morgan mail processing facility in midtown Manhattan, constructed in an effort to save energy and reduce pollution runoff.

Touting a lifetime expectancy of 50 years, it features native plants and wooden benches made from Forest Stewardship Council-certified sustainable lumber.

This year, the green roof has proven to reduce the Morgan facility’s annual energy expenses by $1 million, much higher than USPS’s original prediction of $30,000 worth of savings.

But that’s not all the USPS is doing to promote wide-scale sustainability.

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