Here at EBS we are proud to call ourselves a "green" company. You may wonder what exactly it is that we do in order to slap ourselves with this of-the-moment "green" label. Here is a little breakdown...
- We use a high percentage of post-consumer product in the manufacturing of our Eco Flat Box (what this means is that very few if any trees are cut down in order to create our box).
- Our Eco Flat Box is 100% recyclable. We refuse to allow our packaging to contribute to landfill waste.
- Our Eco Flat Box is considerably lighter than a wooden crate and therefore will require and utilize less fuel to transport and ship your product where it needs to go.
- Inside EBS we go green whenever possible by choosing to send electronic versions of documents internally (in fact when we recently displayed at GlassBuild America we were armed with IPADS in lieu of printed handouts!
Is it enough? Of course not. As a young company we are constantly striving to come up with ingenuitive ways to grow while remaining sustainable and environmental. While contemplating our situation I wondered what other Canadian companies are doing on the ecological forefront and after searching online I ran across an online article entitled Canada's Greenest Employers. Some of the initiatives undertaken by these Green Employers included creating preferred green parking spaces for customer driving electric or hybrid vehicles, planting and maintaining a large organic staff garden, installing roof-top solar panels, incorporating motion-activated lighting in stores and offices. Click on the link provided above to read more about Canada's Greenest Employers. I would like to give kudos to the companies who are taking control of their environmental impact and striving to make a difference. Read more here about how you can make a difference in your personal life simply by incorporating some of the suggestions provided.
If you are currently shipping in wooden crates contact us today to find out how simply by incorporating the Eco Flat Box into your array of packaging options can help your business to become more sustainable.
Here it is! This photo was taken after our elated team was presented with the Best In Show Trophy at GlassBuild America 2012. Photo by Robb D. Cohen/www.robbsphotos.com.
