Though it hasn’t felt much like summer yet, once the sun starts shining, think about forgoing the dryer. Line-drying (or using a drying rack) is much gentler on clothing. Repeated drying at high-temps can reduce fabric strength by 25% or more, and the tumbling action of the dryer causes shrinkage (not the heat, believe it [...]
Archives for Sustainability
be healthy and green!
By purchasing organic varieties of fruits and vegetables, you can reduce your exposure to pesticides by 90 percent! In addition to the health benefits of organic food, if just 1% of our nation’s farmlands eliminated the use of synthetic chemicals, it would remove 26,000,000 pounds of pesticides per year from the food we eat and [...]
Save some gas and work those buns!
Now that the weather is starting to warm up and the dark days are getting longer and lighter, you may be thinking about finding an alternative way to get to work. If you live nearby, biking to work may be an excellent idea! Statistically, people who live within two miles of where they work spend [...]
our choice: renewable choice wind power
As a part of our commitment to environmental sustainability, Statements has recently partnered with Renewable Choice Energy to offset all of the carbon emissions that result from the shipping and receiving of our products. We are the first wholesale tile distributor to offer the very best tile from around the world, with the peace of [...]
What makes our tile GREEN?
At Statements, we emphasize environmental sustainability in both our product selection and our business practices. In this post, I’m going to describe our process for selecting green tiles. For more information on our business practices, check out the “sustainability” link. In product selection, we have delineated eight criteria to measure potential products for sustainability. A [...]
It’s Easy Being Green
We should all get into a new habit of putting our food scraps and compostables into the bin under the sink in the break kitchen. Composting is very easy to do at home too! It can be as simple as keeping your scraps from fruits, veggies and coffee grounds in a container in the kitchen. You [...]
Let’s Compost!
In an effort to be more ‘green’, more sustainable and to reduce our footprint as a company, we are not only recycling here at Statements, we are now composting. Now you can put all food scraps, coffee and coffee filters, paper plates, paper towels (which have been used in the kitchen) napkins, pizza delivery boxes, [...]
Posts