OUR COMMITMENT

 


DID YOU KNOW?
Our pallet repair program
keeps pallets in use
on average 3 times longer,
which means less waste.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For over 26 years Great Little Box Company has been committed to conducting its
business and operations in an environmentally sensitive and responsible manner. We conduct regular reviews of our environmental objectives and targets.

 

How we do it:

  • GLBC and its employees are 100% committed to the prevention of pollution.
  • We are continuously improving our environmental management systems for more efficient performance.
  • In support of our carpool & bus pick up program we have allocated prime parking spots to staff that carpool to work.
  • We have invested approx $150,000 in an overhead scrap removal system to efficiently and effectively collect and bundle corrugated scraps for recycling. This program recycles over 70 tones per month from our plant, which is equal to 2849 trees per year.
  • We have electric forklifts that are equipped with wireless laptops, thus reducing green house gases and paper consumption.
  • GLBC only uses water based non-toxic inks and sends all of the waste back to the supplier for recycling.
  • We have already reduced our internal paper usage in our scheduling department by using electronic scheduling and automated work orders and we have a goal of being paperless in both accounting and shipping by 2008.

  • Our maintenance and shipping areas are fitted with “Quick” doors to reduce heat loss and consumption.

  • We have over 4,000 plants throughout our grounds which filter up to 80,000 pounds of pollutants out of the
    air each year.

  • Our corrugated pallets provide environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternatives to wood pallets.

  • GLBC has a Recycling program in place for staff waste, such as pop cans & bottles, newspapers and plastic containers; Proceeds from this program go to World Vision of Honduras to help support a child in Central America.