USPS facility commits to environmental upgrades

PROVIDENCE – The vehicle maintenance facility of the U.S. Postal Service in Providence has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Performance Track, a partnership that entails setting three-year goals for continuous environmental improvements beyond what is legally required.
Performance Track members must have internal systems in place to manage their environmental impacts, and publicly report results.
The Corliss Street facility has committed to increasing the purchase of recycled-content material by about 150 percent and reducing paper use by computerizing work tickets and vehicle paperwork between 2006 and 2009. In addition, it has reduced hazardous-waste paint solvents by 85 percent and antifreeze waste by 9 percent between 2003 and 2005.