CORE Communications Recycling Policy

Date posted: 2007-08-16

As part of an effort to be a responsible and sustainable business, the owners and employees of CORE Communications/Cascade Printing are involved in a comprehensive recycling program. Every effort is being made to separate materials that would otherwise become waste and to depose of them in the appropriate containers or locations.
 
We are conscious of the benefits of recycling including: Conserving resources for our children, saving energy, preventing pollutants, supplying raw materials to industry, creating jobs, stimulating the development of greener technologies and reducing the need for new landfills.

Other steps CORE Communications has taken to become a sustainable business:

A member of FSC - the Forest Stewardship Council, FSC Certified

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international network to promote responsible management of the world?s forests. Its product label allows consumers worldwide to recognize products that support the growth of responsible forest management worldwide.

Listed with Smartwood.org

SmartWood was the world's first independent forestry certifier. Established in 1989, they pioneered the concept of forest and forest-products certification, which has since taken hold around the world. SmartWood is the world?s leading nonprofit forestry certifier.

Member of Oregon Natural Step

The Oregon Natural Step Network was formed to support Oregon business, governmental, and educational organizations interested in using The Natural Step framework for sustainability. The Network is a membership organization open to interested organizations and individuals.

CORE is supporting clean energy as a visionary-level Blue Sky partner

By buying 80% of our power (equal to approximately 142 blocks) of Blue Sky each month, Core is offsetting over 14 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each month, which has the environmental benefit of not driving a car 30,424 miles or planting 2790 trees.

Upgraded Facilities

Lighting systems have been upgraded to energy efficient, electronic ballast, full spectrum fluorescent lights. Installed motion sensors in bathrooms.

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