Doing good for our environment, employees, and community!
At Marco, we believe it is not enough for a business to do well. It must do “good.” Implementing ways to save energy and promote energy-efficient technologies is part of our corporate strategy to protect our environment and our bottom line.
Marco has adopted many environmentally smart policies to help lead our employees, customers and communities to a greener future:
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Recycle cardboard, metal, paper, plastic, and cans – recycling bins are located throughout our building for easy disposal. We also recycle computers and the metal from outdated copy machines and reuse parts. |
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Recycle toner cartridges – in addition to recycling our own copier/printer toner cartridges at Marco, we provide our customers with information on our vendor recycling programs as well. |
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Energy efficient heating/air conditioning unit – upgraded our heating and air conditioning system with programmable thermostats to help reduce energy on nights and weekends. |
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Energy saving lighting - Marco uses energy-star rated fluorescent lights throughout its building. |
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Partnership with “green vendors” – Marco is proud to partner with other vendors and manufacturers with green initiatives in place such as Sharp, HP, Steelcase, and Mitel. |
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Fuel efficient vehicles – to reduce gas consumption, we have changed the majority of our delivery and service vehicles from minivans to fuel efficient vehicles and all of our trucks run on diesel fuel. |
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Electronic document management – we scan and digitally store our documents to reduce paper and save on storage space. |
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Healthy office environment – Marco partners with a cleaning service that uses only nontoxic cleaning products. |
Go Green at Work
Here are just a few ways workplaces also can do their part to reduce waste, improve air quality, and ensure a healthier community for future generations.
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Print smarter
- Print on both sides and reuse the back side of old documents
- Avoid printing in color
- Print in draft mode
- Use lighter stock of paper
- Use recycled paper or paper made of bamboo, organic cotton or hemp
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Recycle toner and ink or buy remanufactured ink |
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Maximize your computer efficiency - set your computer to automatically go to sleep after a given period of time; this reduces energy consumption by 70 percent |