Recycle Program
More and more today, companies are searching for solutions to deal with their waste and support Environmental Sustainability Goals,not just to keep our Planet clean, but to also establish efficient cost savings at the same time. No one wants to think about Waste as a result of production and consumption systems that are inefficient and unsustainable, however, being committed to a sustainable plan that reduces your waste stream will help send a positive message to all your customers, and suppliers and set a clear objective for your organization. We endeavor to partner with our clients to help them reduce operating costs and generate savings, all while establishing short and longterm sustainable plans. In doing this, we have saved many of our clients, on average, 25%, and we achieve these goals in the following ways.
CORRUGATED MATERIAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
1 TON CORRUGATED MATERIAL SAVES
• 9 Cubic Yards of Landfill Space
• 700 Gallons of Water
• 46 Gallons of Oil
• 31 Trees
• 4,000 kWh of Energy
Source: Business 2 Community
Guardian Packaging Ind. has Saved Annually
• 585 Cubic Yards of Landfill Space
• 45,500 Gallons of Water
• 2,990 Gallons of Oil
• 2,015 Trees
• 260,000 kWh of Energy
Please Note: 1 TON of Corrugated Material is equal to 2,222 (12” x 12” x 12” Boxes).
We recycle on average about 60 – 70 Tons of Recycled Corrugated material annually which has a huge environmental Impact and at the sametime, helps our clients to save dramatically on the cost of doing business, not to mention helping to abate pollution. To partner with us and be apart of the solution, go to the Contact Us Page and let us know that you want to join this program.
We also provide 100% Post-consumer corrugated material for clients that are Eco-conscious.
Lifecycle Environmental Impact
100% New Pulp Unbleached Corrugated
•Wood Use 3 Tons
•Net Energy 31 Million BTU’s
•Greenhouse Gases 5,055 Pounds CO2 equiv.
•Wastewater 17,791 Gallons
•Solid Waste 1,446 Pounds
•NOx 9 Pounds
•Purchased Energy 21 Million BTU’s
•SO 223 Pounds
•Particulates 6 Pounds
•Hazardous Air Pollutants(HAP) 5 Pounds
•Volatile Organic Compounds(VOC’S) 6 Pounds
•Total Reduced Sulfur (TRS) 0 Pounds
•Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 8 Pounds
•Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) 11 Pounds
•Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) 7 Pounds
100% Post Consumer Unbleached Corrugated
•Wood Use 0 Tons
•Net Energy 20 Million BTU’s
•Greenhouse Gases 2810 Pounds CO2 equiv.
•Wastewater 2612 Gallons
•Solid Waste 108 Pounds
•NOx 8 Pounds
•Purchased Energy 19 Million BTU’s
•SO 21 Pounds
•Particulates 3 Pounds
•Hazardous Air Pollutants(HAP) 2 Pounds
•Volatile Organic Compounds(VOC’S) 1 Pounds
•Total Reduced Sulfur (TRS) 0 Pounds
•Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 4 Pounds
•Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) 2 Pounds
•Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) 4 Pounds
Source: Environmental Paper Network
POLYETHYLENE/POLYURETHANE MATERIAL
As a New Recycling Initiative, we began to recycle Polyethylene (PE) and Polyurethane (PUR) at the first of the year, providing our clients with a sensible meansto dispose of their unused and leftover PE & PUR, while saving them as much as 25% on their cost for waste disposal. In our first year alone, we have Densinated and Recycled about 33 tons of PE, and 32 tons of PUR, having the Environmental Impact of saving 375,310 Kwh of Energy, 1,060 Barrels of Oil,6.37 Billion BTU’s of Energy, 1,950 Cubic Yards of Landfill Space. Source: lbre.stanford.edu
We are Proud of the Impact we are making for our environment and we welcome our clients to join us in this World Changing Progress. If you too want to be a part of this monumental achievement, please go to our Contact Us page and let us know that you are interested and ask us how youcan join and partner up with us.