Closing but Not Closing

Post offices nationwide have typically served two purposes: retail in the front and carrier operations in the back.  Though some small offices in rural areas may have only a few or no carriers, larger towns and cities, as well as stations and branches of large post offices, more frequently have both. As Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has advanced his 10-Year…

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Perception vs Reality

Very few – if any – regular readers of Mailers Hub News may include in their daily routine monitoring the Federal Register or the docket postings on the Postal Regulatory Commission’s website.  Those who do, however, likely have noticed the dozens – hundreds – of Postal Service negotiated service agreements that have been filed and approved in recent months. Paperwork…

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2025 Webinar Update

As we roll out the 2025 Mailers Hub webinar calendar, we’d like to share two updates. The first is that we are moving our standard webinar time slot from Tuesdays to Thursdays. We will keep the same 1:00 PM ET time slot and the same approximate three-week interval. However, looking back at schedule adjustments and the industry event calendar from 2024…

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A New Legal Worry: Extended Producer Responsibility Laws

Commercial mail producers have another legal development warranting their attention. What is EPR? Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy approach that has gained traction in the last several years. It aims to shift responsibility for the recycling and related post-use costs of packaging and other recyclable goods onto “producers” – a definition that can reach brand-owner retailers. As of…

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