Reduce, Reuse, Recycle—
Planet Earth comes first in our factory.
“Sustainability, securing the future of life on Earth, is an endless game, an expression of boundless generosity for the benefit of all.” —Paul Hawken
What we are doing in our factory to reduce waste and the consumption of water and energy is:
We installed solar panels in the parking lots to generate a significant percentage of the electricity we use.
To reduce water consumption, we developed a system that alerts the operators of the soap filling machine when it is necessary to wash the machines, reducing the water used in these washes by 85%.
By partnering with water filtration innovation companies, we have pilot projects for water purification, allowing us to reuse our water.
We replaced the grass and tropical species in our gardens with native, drought-tolerant species that are adapted to the San Diego climate.
We are committed to reducing waste sent to landfills to just one container per month, and we are on track to achieve this goal! The placement of recycling stations throughout the factory helps us separate waste that can be recycled or sent for composting.
Our waste sorting team on a break while taking stock of the company's/small business's waste stream.
For our boxes, we use only 100% post-consumer recycled cardboard. We've switched to cardboard that's 30% thinner and progressively reduced the number of box dividers by 90%. We can reuse our boxes several times before they lose their rigidity—saving not only materials but also reducing greenhouse gas emissions because the weight being shipped is lower. We also work closely with our label manufacturer to create an innovative recycling model for our label rolls.
All these efforts require that we properly measure our ecological footprint—our total energy consumption (electricity, natural gas, fossil fuels, propane), water consumption, waste generated, and greenhouse gas emissions. These measurements allow us to assess and track our progress as we reduce our carbon footprint and become a near-zero-waste operation.