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Piles of mail dumped on Memphis street

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.

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