This year the company began it's Green Initiative to reduce our impact on the environment. Here are some of the things we're doing:
At the bottom of our outgoing e-mail there is a message encouraging people to think before printing.
Each employee has a paper recycling bin.
We purchased permanent mugs and water bottles for the employees to use instead of disposable cups.
We recycled 100% of our metal frame scraps.
Corrugated cardboard is compacted and then recycled.
Cans and bottles are collected in bins in the break rooms and then recycled.
All mat board scraps are collected in large bins and recycled weekly.
Some of our ready-made frames are manufactured from wood scraps instead of solid wood that was forested.
We publish green tips for employees in the monthly newsletter.
We're working on improving the energy efficiency of our warehouse by repairing air leaks and have a goal of reducing our overall energy usage 20% by 2009.