[Sandy and Ed]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Think you missed the point. Not like film vs digital. It is about junk mail disposal responsibility. Take your junk mail home and put it in your trash. The receptacles at the postal stations are not dumpsters for your household trash, which is what junk mail is.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

Thank you for the clarification albeit it should have already been obvious to most (….maybe I assume too much?).

[egmcaninch]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Think you missed the point. Not like film vs digital. It is about junk mail disposal responsibility. Take your junk mail home and put it in your trash. The receptacles at the postal stations are not dumpsters for your household trash, which is what junk mail is.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

There are 5, good size trash cans at our postal station. What are their purpose if we can put junk mail in them?

[Sandy and Ed]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I disagree. Are told by whom? My mail station on has 5 of those trash cans. They are obviously located there for junk mail. What else are people supposed to use them for? If they are not for junk mail, then remove them and save money. Nobody ever told me not to put junk mail in them. I will continue to use those trash cans for junk mail, like most logical people do.

Do not necessarily disagree but if the can is loaded, as shown in the pic OP provided, at least have the common sense to bring the junk mail home or place in a bin where it will fit and not risk blowing all over the place

[noslices1]

People are told to not put DOG WASTE in the trash cans. If people didn’t put junk mail in them, there would be no need for trash cans there at all.

[Veracity]

They need to put a sign on all trash cans that reads:
"Please do not put trash in the trash cans."

[Sandy and Ed]

Originally Posted by msilagy

I don't see an issue putting junk mail in the trash at the postal station unless it is overflowing - then it is very inconsiderate!

Exactly!!!! Self evident you would think…… but maybe not for some slobs.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by noslices1

People are told to not put DOG WASTE in the trash cans. If people didn’t put junk mail in them, there would be no need for trash cans there at all.

Told by whom?

I've never seen any such sign at our postal station...

But then again, I rarely walk the dog to the postal station, so it's a non-issue...

[TeresaE]

I’m curious why no one has suggested that recycle bins be placed at the mail stations?

[NotGolfer]

First world problems!!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by TeresaE

I’m curious why no one has suggested that recycle bins be placed at the mail stations?

Because TV doesn't do the typical recycling with the blue bins...

[Fanfaron2020]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

OK, I never throw junk mail into these trash cans after I saw someone REMOVING mail, think identity theft or similar All of the mail in our mailbox goes home looked at and trashed at home or shredded as necessary.

I always strike out my name/address (and sometimes account number) with a black marker on any and all mail before I pitch them... these days you cannot trust anyone (sadly).

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by ithos

I understand the chastising if the trash can is completely full but it is there for that reason.

Villagers already compromise by having to travel a mile or more to get their mail. That saves enormous labor costs. So the least they can do is provide trash cans adequate enough to handle the discarded mail.

Just one question----who is "they"????

Would that be the United States Postal Service which is the entity that "saves enormous labor costs"? Or are you suggesting that it should be that "evil, greedy developer" that needs to babysit mature adults to guide them into correct behavior???

Let's see----maybe 5 pieces of junk mail each for 800 homes = 4,000 pieces of mail stuffed into a few trash cans, overflowing often, OR, just maybe, a homeowner transports 5 ounces of mail home and the load is divided 800 ways. I also question how many homes are "a mile or more" away from their postal station. I'm sure there are some, but not many.

[tsmall22204]

Good answer. Personal feelings do not constitute good decisions. Trash cans have no other purpose than junk mail. Signs will tell you not to put dog poop in the cans. Are there any signs against junk mail?

[Scout612]

Originally Posted by Softball77

This is why people are told to NOT put their "junk mail" in the trash containers. Really rude. If everyone did this, the trash would have to be emptied several times a day.
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Who said, “We can’t put junk mail in the trash cans?” So why have trash cans? Someone needs to get a life and worry about why they get up set about junk mail in trash cans. Want to get upset, watch what’s happening in Ukraine.

[jimkerr]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Think you missed the point. Not like film vs digital. It is about junk mail disposal responsibility. Take your junk mail home and put it in your trash. The receptacles at the postal stations are not dumpsters for your household trash, which is what junk mail is.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

Wrong. The trash cans are for trash. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with trash being put in trash cans. That’s why they are there in the first place.