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> Reducesphotocopyingbykeepingoriginalsinshared <br /> ? FinancialSavings:morethan$128,000/year. <br /> ? ResourceSavings:2,100pounds/year. <br />CorvallisHardware/TrueValuepurchasesthelargemajorityofitsproductsfromCotter& <br /> Company.DeliveriesfromthePortlanddistributioncenterareshippedinreusableplastictotes. <br /> Emptytotesfromthepreviousweekarepickedupforreusewhennewmerchandiseisdropped <br /> off.Cotter&Companyalsoredesigneditsbillingstatement;invoicesarenowsenteverytwo <br /> weeksratherthanweekly. <br /> ? FinancialSavings:morethan$20,000/year(Cotter&Company). <br /> ? ResourceSavings:22.5tonsofpaper/year(Cotter&Company). <br /> > CorvallisHardwareisalsomagneticballastsandT-12lampswith <br /> electronicballastsandT-8lampsasoldlampsandballastsburnout.Thiswilleventually <br /> reduceelectricitybillsbyabout$1,300/year. <br />TheCollinsCompany,withheadquartersinPortland,savedover$1millionthrougha <br /> sustainabilityinitiativeatitsKlamathFallshardboardandplywoodplants. <br />Inadditiontomaking$126,768lastyearfromsellingtheircardboardtoWeyerhaeuserfor <br /> recycling,drivenbycustomerdemand,plasticbagsanddelicontainersatMarketofChoiceare <br />th <br /> cornorsugarcanebasedandarecompostable.Atthe29andWillamettestore,theycompost <br /> foodwasteinanEarthTubcomposterandwillsoonbeinstallinganarrayofsolarpanels. <br />GoldenTemplebuildsmarketshareaswellasattractsandretainsemployeesthroughtheir <br /> contributionstothecommunityatlarge.Atleast10%ofthemadefromPeaceCerealgoes <br /> topeacefulcausesandthecompanyhasrecentlycreatedanutritiousandattractiveproductthat <br /> theydonatetoFoodforLaneCounty,whichdistributesittoschoolchildreninthecounty. <br /> GoldenTemplehasreceivedjobapplicationsfromindividualswillingtorelocatetoEugenein <br /> ordertoworkfortheirsociallyresponsiblecompanyandfeelsthatcustomersidentifytheirbrand <br /> withtheircharitableactivities. <br />McKenzie-WillametteMedicalCenterestimatesthattheyhavesavedbetween$10,000and <br /> $50,000overthepastyearsbysellingtheirusedcardboardtoWeyerhaeuser. <br />EuphoriaChocolateCompanysaves$3,000ayearbyreusingtheirshippingboxes20-30times <br /> eachandsavesasmuchas$10,000ayearthroughamoreenergyHVACsystemintheir <br /> WillametteSt.storeandon-demandwaterheaterintheirprocessingarea. <br />Inadditiontothe500%returnoninvestmentGloryBeeFoodsestimatesitmadeonitsthird- <br /> partyorganicfoodprocessingmethodsoverthelast7years,thecompanyreusestotes <br /> anddrumsfortheirhoneysandsweeteners,whichtheyselltocommunitymemberswhenno <br /> longeratfoodgradequality.TheysellmanyoftheirplasticstoWeyerhaeuserforrecycling.They <br /> recentlypurchased100%windpower,usebiodiesel,andpurchasedahybridvehicleforsales <br /> calls.Theyexpectthatonlythehybridwillsavethecompanymoneyintheshortrun,butallof <br /> theenergyrelatedactionswilldecreasetheircarbonemissions,increaseemployeeand <br /> communitybuy-in,andcreateacompetitiveadvantage. <br /> <br />
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