Avoiding Landfill Disposal
As a Subaru Certified Eco-Friendly Retailer, you are conscious of the importance of keeping retail facility waste out of landfills. Covanta, the company partnered with Subaru at the zero waste-to-landfill assembly plant in Indiana, describes the consequences and dangers of those landfills already in existence:
"While landfills may appear to be a quick fix for disposal challenges, the reality is that their true costs unearth themselves over time. What may be 'out of sight, out of mind' for some is simply a case of 'out of sight, out of mind for now.' Landfill disposal’s heavy price will inevitably be paid sooner or later. So, what is at stake? While there is a great variety of direct and indirect impacts that landfills have on their surroundings and the businesses and communities that contribute to them, there are some key environmental and financial concerns that commonly rise above the rest."
- Soil and Waterway Contamination
- Greenhouse Gas Generation
- Resource Stagnation
- Space Consumption
You can read the entire article here. Is your retail facility taking the necessary precautions to ensure that all departments are following procedures to make certain that as much as possible is being recycled, reused or repurposed?
