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Federal Recycling Programs

USPS BlueEarth

USPS BlueEarth is a group of federal recycling programs coordinated by the US Postal Service® to support sustainability initiatives that make it easy for federal agencies and their employees to properly dispose of items like empty ink cartridges and unwanted small electronics.

Image of a pile of electronics.

Benefits of participating

  • Easy to manage
  • Free to federal agencies
  • Supplements existing sustainability programs
  • Complies with R2 and e-Stewards certification standards
  • Measurable results available through online reports
  • Recycler follows protocols for wiping data from all items

Are you a federal employee?
Help reduce your impact on the environment by recycling your unwanted personal property. Employees may be able to earn cash back on items like smartphones, tablets and other small electronics.

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