As a further refinement to our environmentally responsible culture, CWM has launched a new Recycling Initiative to help take our focus on environmentally friendly manufacturing and overall stewardship to a new level. One of our key objectives is to encourage similar programs with our suppliers, neighbors, and customers.
CWM’s recycled materials, such as plastic, steel, cardboard, electronics, etc., are typically sent to a certified recycling vendor. As part of our new Recycling Initiative, CWM requires our recycling vendors to provide a full manifest/certification and a detailed process map that illustrates precisely how recyclables are processed. We are finding that not everything is being recycled as we thought. Plans are underway to deal with this issue transparently and to determine what improvements can be made.
We also ask our suppliers to provide the recycled content of products sold to CWM. For example, we asked our food/beverage provider to see if plastic stirrers, lids, utensils, and containers could be replaced with something more environmentally friendly. That effort resulted in eliminating plastic soda bottles (cans and cartons only), changing coffee stirrers from plastic to wood, and replacing foam coffee cups with biodegradable ones.
CWM takes environmental stewardship seriously. We’ve been a leader in our industry in this regard, having had recycling programs in place for more than 30 years. And though we can’t completely overhaul the recycling industry alone, our team will do what we can to initiate changes. We are confident that this renewed Recycling Initiative will positively impact CWM and our community of suppliers, customers, and neighbors. Stay tuned for more information in the coming months!
