Dear editor: 

I find it very embarrassing when I walk into our local post office and find the mess of people’s unwanted junk mail, flyers, our local newspapers etc. that has been left on the counters.

I don’t think it should be the responsibility of the post office staff to have to pick up after us, especially at this time in our lives when we are asked to have as little contact with others.

We are putting the post office staff at risk by making them handle the reams and reams of somebody else’s trash.

It’s not asking too much for each person to sort through the complete contents of their mailbox in the lobby if necessary, but then take whatever you don’t want home and put it in your own recycle box.

Ward Simpson

NOTL