US Postal Service wins Closing the Circle award for biodiesel use

The US Postal Service (USPS) has received the 2006 Closing the Circle (CTC) Award from the office of the Federal Environmental Executive for its use of biodiesel fuel in its fleets.

Accepting the CTC award on behalf of the USPS, Han Dinh, programme director of vehicle engineering, said, “Our research into the technical and operational implications of biodiesel use in motor vehicles continues to generate important data that is being shared with regulators, automotive engineers, equipment manufacturers and other stakeholders. Such information is critical to the acceptance and widespread use of biodiesel fuels by the general public.”

Walt O’Tormey, vice president of engineering at USPS, said, “The Postal Service is committed to reducing petroleum consumption and minimising its environmental footprint. It is an honour to be recognised for our efforts.”

The CTC Awards are given to federal employees and their facilities for achievements that contribute towards preserving and protecting the environment.

POSTAL SERVICE HONORED WITH WHITE HOUSE CLOSING CIRCLE AWARDS FOR BIODIESEL FUEL, RECYCLING PROGRAMS
US Fed News 06-13-2006

WASHINGTON, June 13 — The U.S. Postal Service issued the following press release:

The U.S. Postal Service was honored Monday with a 2006 Closing the Circle (CTC) Award for its use of biodiesel fuel to reduce consumption of petroleum. The agency also received a CTC Honorable Mention for its total waste management program. The awards were bestowed by the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive at a ceremony at the White House. The CTC Awards recognize outstanding achievements of federal employees and their facilities for efforts that result in significant contributions to environmental stewardship.

“The Postal Service is committed to reducing petroleum consumption and minimizing its environmental footprint,” said Walt O’Tormey, Vice President, Engineering. “It’s an honor to be recognized for our efforts, and I am truly proud of our vehicle engineering, environmental, and supply management teams for their hard work and commitment to this issue.”

Han Dinh, Program Director of Vehicle Engineering, was present to accept the CTC award on behalf of the Postal Service. “Our research into the technical and operational implications of biodiesel use in motor vehicles continues to generate important data that is being shared with regulators, automotive engineers, equipment manufacturers, and other stakeholders,” said Dinh. “Such information is critical to the acceptance and widespread use of biodiesel fuels by the general public.” Biodiesel is a domestically produced, renewable fuel that can be manufactured from a variety of natural vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled yellow grease (waste fryer-oil from restaurants.)

The Postal Service’s Total Waste Management program was created to develop best practices in recycling in order to facilitate recycling efforts, decrease the costs of waste disposal, and offset any remaining disposal costs with revenue generated from recovered materials that are marketed directly to end-user manufacturers.

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