AMERICAN SHREDDING'S SUSTAINABILITY
SHREDDING IS GREEN
It can be tough to feel like you’re making a difference. So many things are bigger than one person, like climate change. But even small choices make a impact.
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American Shredding helps the environment by recycling — a lot. We recycled over 2 million pounds last month alone. Think about it: if you didn’t shred your paper, you might throw it away. And besides an ID theft nightmare that would mean tons more trash.
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A ton of paper made from 100% recycled saves 17 trees, 7000 gallons water, 60 lbs air-polluting effluents, 4100 KWH electricity, and 3 cubic yards landfill space. So every time you shred and recycle a 20 lb file box, we save 1% of that.
And that makes a difference!
WE OFFER:
Recycling:
American Shredding recycles 100% of our shredded paper. Overall, we've recycled over 100,000 tons of paper!
This means we've saved:
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1.7 million trees
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70 million gallons water
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6 million pounds air pollution
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410 million KWH electricity
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300,000 cubic yards landfill
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A big shout out to all our terrific customers who have helped achieve this … we’re proud of it and you should be too!!
Green Energy:
American Shredding purchases wind energy credits to help neutralize the carbon footprint of day-to-day operations.
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Non-Profit/Green Discounts:
Non-Profit/Green Discounts: 20% discount for qualifying NGO’s and certified Green Businesses.
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Non-Profit/Green Donations:
American Shredding proudly supports select environmental NGO’s. If you think we should support yours, let us know!
Sustainability Calculator
ENTER AN AMOUNT OF SOLID WASTE IN THE FIELDS BELOW TO CALCULATE THE SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS OF AMERICAN SHREDDING
ton of paper recycled, instead of landfilled, saves:
30 pound box of paper recycled saves:
64-gallon bin (200 pounds) of paper recycled saves:
96-gallon bin (300 pounds) of paper recycled saves:
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