Recently, Acme has undertaken new recycling initiatives for the warehouse and office spaces in order to adopt more “environmentally friendly” and sustainable practices. These new recycling initiatives include:
- Recycled shrink-wrap – each bale of plastic shrink-wrap weighs approximately 1,000 lbs, which is diverted from the landfill
- Recycled cardboard – each bale of cardboard weighs approximately 750 lbs, which is diverted from the garbage, saving 30,000+ lbs of cardboard from entering the landfill
- Water coolers are used instead of disposable water bottles
- Electric material handling equipment is utilized in the warehouse
- Participating in pallet recycling programs by warehouse
- Participating in paper recycling program by office
- Warehouse Management System utilized for efficient forklift routing
- Online web-based training applications used to reduce carbon footprint travel
- Implemented packaging reduction initiatives
COMING SOON
- Motion sensor modules for lighting that increase energy efficiency by turning off lights when there is no activity in the warehouse or office
- Switching to LED lighting which will provide 20-50% more energy savings than their incandescent counterparts
