A SOCIAL MISSION
Doing what we can.
WHY WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT WORKING ON COMMITTED TO A SUSTAINABILITY MANDATE
As a 60+ year-old family-owned business, the team at Runyon has gone through its fair share of changes. Sometimes we are ahead of the game and sometimes not. Regardless, we believe that is is time to put forth the effort to preserve the resources at hand in order to strive for a better future.
and WHAT WE’RE DOING…
REDUCING
REDUCING
– energy consumption by converting our warehouse to LED lights
– emissions by switching forklifts to electric
– paper use through new, near-paperless operating system
REPURPOSING
REPURPOSING
– boxes and packing material from receiving to use in the shipping department
RETROFITTING
RETROFITTING
– trowels, vacuums, grinders, etc. by offering propane conversions to reduce carbon footprints
RECYCLING
RECYCLING
– excess cardboard via dedicated recycling dumpster
– cans and bottles thanks to recycling containers spaced throughout the warehouse
IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS
As with everything, we can always do better. If you have an idea that might help us along our journey, please let us know!