Does the Carmel Post Office recycle waste paper?
There are signs above blue plastic bins throughout the Post Office asking customers to recycle. But the fate of the metal waste cans next to the sorting areas is less clear. Post Office Supervisor Tony Cortez insists that everything from all of the metal waste cans is recycled along with the contents of the blue bins. But when asked about the logic of the signs only referring to the blue containers, he said he didn’t know–that the signs have been there for years. So, to be absolutely sure that the papers you throw out at the Post Office are recycled, we recommend using the blue bins. We would also encourage the Post Office to clarify its signage indicating exactly which containers are for recycling. There should also be a specific container for “wet garbage,” i.e., food items, which, if mixed with recycled material, make it unusable.
