Green Options » probation http://greenoptions.com/tag/probation Posts tagged 'probation' Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:29:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Former Mailman in Federal Court Gets Probation for Refusing to Deliver Junk Mail http://ecoscraps.com/2008/11/20/former-mailman-goes-to-federal-court-and-gets-probation-for-refusing-to-deliver-junk-mail/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/11/20/former-mailman-goes-to-federal-court-and-gets-probation-for-refusing-to-deliver-junk-mail/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:29:20 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecoscraps.com/2008/11/20/former-mailman-goes-to-federal-court-and-gets-probation-for-refusing-to-deliver-junk-mail/ junk mail is bad for the environmentFormer mailman Steven Padgett received probation in federal court for failing to deliver years worth of junk mail.  Although the mailman did not stop delivering junk mail based on the environmental impact of junk mail, which accounts for 30% of all US mail.  He did it because he couldn’t keep up with the volume of mail he had to deliver and still maintain a personal relationship with the residents on his route.  Even so, environmental groups, such as Forest Ethics, have supported Padgett.  The federal court sentenced Padgett to three years probation, a $3,000 fine, and 500 hours of community service.

Via:  News & Observer

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