
Piles of mail dumped on Memphis street
by: Brian Didlake
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thousands of pieces of mail were dumped along Crump Boulevard, causing an obstacle for drivers Wednesday.
The United States Postal Service said it was caused by a contractor that “inadvertently dropped some of its load.”
But some say this isn’t the first time they’ve seen mail scattered along the same South Memphis road near Missisippi Boulevard.

The postal service explained that the mail was what they call “UBBM,” which means undeliverable marketing mail or bulk business mail.
WREG saw that much of the mail on the street and a nearby vacant lot was sales ads, but we also saw other types of mail, including some addressed to people.
That’s a cause of concern for some people we spoke with, who say this wasn’t the first time that this incident has happened. One woman said mail was scattered along Crump last week, too.
“It was last week when it first dropped, and then they cleaned it up yesterday, it was up,” said one woman. “When I walked to the store it wasn’t out here, and today it’s right back out here.”
USPS said it will clean up the mess. Not soon after WREG contacted the postal service, they sent out crews to sweep up the mail and set up barriers for safety.
At last check the mail had been picked up and removed from the street.
The city of Memphis said its street cleaning services will monitor the area to make sure all the mail is taken away.