Mailman Steve took the issue of unsolicited mail into his own hands.  According the News & Observer,

This spring, postal inspectors discovered years worth of junk mail piled in the garage of Padgett’s Raleigh home and buried in his yard. All were third-class pieces of mail, including direct mailings and circulars that advertisers use to offer up deals on pizzas, windows and oil changes. Padgett pleaded guilty in August.

At least the judge was not hard on him:

Mailman Steven Padgett received a probationary sentence today from a sympathetic judge for failing to deliver years worth of junk mail on his Apex route.

“Today you’ll get credit for a life well lived,” U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III told Padgett. Dever could have sent Padgett to prison under federal sentencing guidelines; instead, he put him on three years’ probation, fined him $3,000 and ordered him to perform 500 hours of community service.

If only Steve knew about Catalog Choice and how we work to connect companies and consumers to reduce unwanted mail and go paperless!