Business Waste Reduction Practices
Canvas Dreams has taken steps to reduce our consumption of resources, re-use equipment, and recycle waste from the operation our company as much as possible.
Equipment Re-Use
The standard Web server has an expected shelf life of about three years of
stable performance. After this timespan is reached, components may start
to
wear down and fail, including power supplies, hard drives, RAM, and even CPUs
and motherboards. When a component of our network has reached the end of its
optimal lifetime, we try to put it to good use by providing non-critical services
as a gameserver or development box.
Aggressive Recycling
All of our paper and cardboard is regularly recycled. Metal and other items are recycled at Portland-area drop-offs. "Non-recyclable" packaging and shipping materials, including styrofoam and bubble wraps, are donated to the local Postal Annex, where they can be reused as packing materials.
All of our plastic, whether it be hard-molded or LDPE plastic bags, can be
recycled through the local Master Recyclers program that is held every three
months through Washington County, Oregon. Laser toner cartridges are recycled
through the local Office Depot.
E-waste recycling is handled through E-Tech Recycling, a responsible, nationally recognized and ISO-certified recycler that has a local office in Beaverton, Oregon.
Transportation
Through an open telecommuting program, each of our staff are able to save thousands of miles of driving each year. Further, we carpool and take mass-transit whenever possible, to further reduce our use of fuel.
Marketing Collateral and Paper Reduction
All of our marketing collateral is printed using soy-based ink and low-VOC UV coating on minimum 30% recycled paper.
Whenever possible, we utilize paperless invoicing and payment processes to further minimize waste.
|
