Recycling
As a major supplier of packaging services, the amount of unused plastic can be tremendous. We realized that through a redesign in one of our packaging operations we could actually recycle the unused plastic, thus reducing our amount of waste by an enormous percent. After five years of the project we have recycled on average over 1.3 million pounds of plastic each year. This is the equivalent to saving 4706 cubic yards of landfill space each year.
Energy Saving Lights
One of the ways that States Logistics has been able to lower costs and reduce energy consumption is through lighting analysis of our facilities. All of our facilities have gone through a professional energy audit to review potential energy savings, utility rebates, lighting efficiency and improved work environment. In many cases we have been able to reduce energy consumption on our lighting grid by up to 65%. This has been accomplished through the installation of T5 & T8 fluorescent lighting systems incorporated with motion sensors on lighting fixtures to automatically turn lights off in low traffic areas of facility. We increased the density of the skylights and switched to new sky light material that improve illumination in the operations. Overall, we've significantly improved the work environment and reduced energy costs simultaneously.