{"id":27309,"date":"2019-09-24T09:22:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T14:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=27309"},"modified":"2019-09-24T09:22:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T14:22:16","slug":"usps-improves-shipping-process-for-cremated-remains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/09\/24\/usps-improves-shipping-process-for-cremated-remains\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS Improves Shipping Process For Cremated Remains"},"content":{"rendered":"
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USPS customers can order a cremated remains mailing kit that contains a sturdy box preprinted with Label 139 on all sides, bubble cushioning and other materials.<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n

USPS News Link – 9\/23\/19 – The Postal Service is improving the process for customers who ship cremated remains through the mail.<\/p>\n

The changes aim to make it easier for employees and customers alike to track cremated remains as they move through the USPS network.<\/p>\n

The changes also will ensure the process remains safe and deliveries are timely.<\/p>\n

Under the improved process, customers who use their own packaging must follow the guidelines for shipping cremated remains detailed in\u00a0Publication 139, How to Package and Ship Cremated Remains<\/a><\/em>, and\u00a0Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail<\/a><\/em>, and affix the updated version of Label 139, Cremated Remains, to all sides of the package, including the top and bottom.<\/p>\n

Label 139, which is now available, has a vibrant orange color and comes in a larger size \u2014 4 by 6 inches \u2014 to make it more visible to postal employees who process the shipments.<\/p>\n

Customers who don\u2019t use their own packaging must use the Priority Mail Express Cremated Remains box, also known as Box CRE.<\/p>\n

Customers can also order a cremated remains mailing kit that contains a sturdy box preprinted with Label 139 on all sides (including the top and bottom), bubble cushioning, a self-sealing plastic bag, reinforced Priority Mail Tape, and a copy of Publication 139, which has been updated to include the new requirements.<\/p>\n

The kit is available on the\u00a0usps.com Postal Store<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Postal Service will also release a \u201chow to\u201d YouTube video with step-by-step instructions for packaging and mailing cremated remains.<\/p>\n

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USPS customers can order a cremated remains mailing kit that contains a sturdy box preprinted with Label 139 on all sides, bubble cushioning and other materials. USPS News Link – 9\/23\/19 – The Postal Service is improving the process for customers who ship cremated remains through the mail. The changes aim to make it easier […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usps-news","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27309"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27310,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27309\/revisions\/27310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}