We are committed to zero waste, through the reduction, reuse, recycling, and recovery of the resources we use every day. Our goal is a sustainable partnership between supplier, manufacturer, and customer. The chart below outlines a few of the categories that we as a company have been taking action with to improve our environment.
100% utilized.
EXCESS: Saving over 943,000 mm BTU in 2012
Converted to energy produced by creating steam for our facilities throughout the year. Ground to provide local farmers a trusted source for their livestock bedding.
100% utilized.
Composite wood scrap that would normally be destined for landfills is reused by local farmers for bedding in soil.
100% utilized.
EXCESS: Over 36 tons diverted from landfills in 2012.
Precise and planned cutting for greater yield and reducing consumption. Donated to local charitable and not for profit organizations for reuse.
100% utilized.
Precise and planned cutting for greater yield and reducing consumption. Collected and recovered for use in manufacturing of carpet padding and not for profit organizations.
100% utilized.
EXCESS: over 1.1 tons recycled in 2012.
Collected, sorted and sold to various manufacturers of wallets, purses, handbags and planner covers.
100% utilized.
EXCESS: over 4,500 pallets recycled.
Wood pallets are repaired and reused. Unusable pallets are recycled/waste to energy.
PAPER: 2.9 tons, NEWSPAPER: 162 lbs. recycled in 2012.
Personnel are constantly looking for new ways to reduce.
* Recycling efforts impacted the environment by saving: 51 trees, 49 barrels of oil, 21,052.5 gallons of water, 180 lbs of air pollution prevented from being released, 9.9 cubic yards of landfill space, 12,331 kWh of electricity. - That's enough to power the average home for 422 days!
EXCESS: 1.8 tons recycled in 2012.
Personnel are constantly looking for new ways to reduce.
* Recycling efforts impacted the environment by saving: 29.6 barrels of oil, 177.772 million BTU's of energy, 54.4 cubic yards of landfill space, 10,474 kWh of electricity. - That's enough to power the average home for 1,407 days!
EXCESS: 14.3 tons recycled in 2012.
Any item that can't be reused is recycled.
* Recycling efforts impacted the environment by saving: 19,968 pounds of coal, 41,077 kWh of electricity. - That's enough to power the average home for 1,407 days!
EXCESS: 197.6 tons recycled in 2012.
Product packaging received from suppliers is reused when possible and otherwise recycled.
* Recycling efforts impacted the environment by saving: 217.4 barrels of oil, 1304.1105 million BTU's of energy, 77,061 kWh of electricity. - That's enough to power the average home for 2,640 days!
No hazardous ingredients.
Converted to water based adhesives for wood assembly, thus reducing chemical impacts.
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Good for the environment, and good for the economy.
Partnering for a better world.
On average, for every 13 jobs lost in the virgin material & waste disposal industry, recycling creates 100 jobs. We're happy to help the cause in any way possible.
