USPS Claims To Be Saving Millions

The Postal Service says it avoided spending $34 million and generated another $24 million last year by reducing the amount of energy, water and gasoline it used. It also recycled 215,000 tons of material which saved landfill fees and brought in new revenue. All of this is part of employee-led "green teams." There are more than 400 of these groups across the country. The Postal Services says they helped decrease spending on supplies by $20 million as compared to 2010.

USPS is working toward meeting a series of goals in 2015, including reducing gas usage by 20 percent.