Make Your Holiday Shipping Green—and Timely—With the U.S. Postal Service
Tuesday, Dec. 20, is predicted to be the busiest day for holiday shipping through the U.S. Postal Service, which has won more than 75 environmental awards for its earth-friendly packaging materials and alternative-fuel delivery trucks.
With Chevy Chase still home to two post offices—one in Friendship Heights and one inside the Chevy Chase Village Hall—Chevy Chase residents have easy access to shipping cards and parcels through the U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service predicts that Tuesday, Dec. 20, will be the busiest day for mailing letters and packages, while Monday, Dec. 19, will be the busiest day for delivering mail this holiday season. "The Postal Service will deliver 16.5 billion cards, letters and packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve using the largest civilian fleet in the world—215,000 vehicles," including "alternative fuel-capable vehicles," according to the Postal Service. Indeed, "the Postal Service is one of the greenest mailing and shipping …
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