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Kimberly-Clark Professional is excited to announce that we have received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody certification for a broad range of towel and tissue products.
They are the first away-from-home tissue products provider in North America to receive this distinction! This certification applies to a variety of their distinctive KLEENEX® and SCOTT®
brand paper towel, bath tissue, and facial tissue products. The FSC-certified products will feature the FSC label on the packaging beginning in late September 2009.
There will be no change to the quality, performance, or product codes on the products receiving the FSC label.
What is FSC?
The FSC Label on their products certifies that the wood fiber used to make the products comes from well-managed FSC-certified forests or from post-consumer waste. FSC chain-of-custody procedures provide a link between the forest where the fiber originated and the product into which it is manufactured.
Who is FSC?
FSC is an international, independent organization dedicated to promoting responsible management of the world’s forests. It was founded in response to public concern about deforestation and demand for a trustworthy wood-labeling system. FSC is also the only forest certification organization endorsed by such major environmental groups as the Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), The Nature Conservancy, and the National Wildlife Federation.
More details on specific products will follow in our next newsletter.
News Specific For Schools/Colleges/Universities:
Duncan, Sebelius unveil new CDC H1N1 Guidance for Colleges, Universities, and Institutions of Higher Education
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Department of Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan joined with Dr. Beth Bell, Deputy Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to announce new guidance for Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) to plan for and respond to the upcoming flu season. Read More
Updated Guidance for Schools for the Fall Flu Season http://pandemicflu.gov/professional/school/
Energy Works Michigan http://www.energyworksmichigan.org
GREEN TIME FOR SCHOOLS
Notify your green team at your school! Comprenew offers free community e-Waste recycling for area schools. Do the right thing! Recycle, don’t landfill e-Waste!
Comprenew will place an e-Drop Collection box at the school, provide an announcement flyer and postings, and empty the box as needed(generally once a month is sufficient). Except for TVs, all e-Waste is accepted at no charge to either the school or the community members. If you have a need for TV recycling, Comprenew accepts TVs for a requested donation of $10.00 each at our facility at 629 Ionia Ave SW Monday-Saturday (please call 616.451.4480 for donation center hours).
Call Comprenew at 616.988.8282 for more information about your school’s e-Drop box and start recycling e-Waste today! If you would like to help your local school with their recycling efforts, please let us know how we can help you help your community.
News Specific For Healthcare:
Michigan Green Health Care Conference – October 22, 2009 http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/deq-oppca-flyer-greenmiconference_289031_7.pdf
Recycling Opportunity:
Nichols Stretch Film Recycling Program: Objective: Provide a service to customers to 1) help them with environmental goals 2) cost savings by reducing waste hauler fees 3) maximize our fleet of trucks. This service needs to make sense for both the customer and Nichols. Contact Renae Hesselink for more details.
Piles of Phone Books
Want the phone company to stop sending your or your business so many phone books? Go online to www.yellowpagesoptout.com a site launched this month by two trade groups, the Yellow Pages Association and the Association of Directory Publishers. Plug in your zip code, and the site will list publishers operating in your area, with phone numbers to call to opt out of distribution.
Introducing Greencore Trash Can Liners:
Nichols has become a distributor for Greencore Trash Can Liners that are made from 70% post-consumer recycled materials. Featuring Unique 3-Layer Technology for Sustainability, Flexibility and Performance. Made in Michigan. For more information on the technology (http://www.enichols.com/downloads/greencore.pdf) and for sizes, pricing email Renae Hesselink at renae.hesselink@enichols.com
Educational Opportunities:
Workshop: APPA Custodial Staffing Guidelines and CleanOpsStaff: An Effective Weapon in Today's Budget Battle
Managers responsible for cleaning services have been asked to reduce the cost of operations or justify budgets and staffing levels with no efficient and effective analytical tools to assist. Competing in today's budget battle is about having the ability to collect and verify space inventory data, determine required staffing levels, create efficient schedules, determine cost and budget requirements, and identify the actual level of cleanliness achieved by the cleaning organization. Such tools should also support your organizations sustainability goals by assisting in measuring green building and LEED standards for cleaning. This workshop will introduce tools available to confidently reduce costs and optimize all aspects of your custodial operations.
For more details click here:
Green Building Operations & Maintenance: The LEED Implementation Process on September 25, 2009
- This workshop is intended for building owners, operators and suppliers who are familiar with the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Rating System, but new to implementing it on projects or looking to brush up on implementation best practices. It is also useful for design professionals, investors and others seeking to enhance their existing buildings with green operations. It is appropriate for new LEED APs, as well as those pursuing GBCI's LEED AP Building Operations + Maintenance credential. Nichols is a co-sponsor of this workshop. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completing this course, you will be able to:
Communicate the purpose and benefits of the LEED for Existing Buildings:
- Operations & Maintenance rating system
- Facilitate the LEED process with all stakeholders
- Utilize the tools available to support LEED implementation and documentation
- Successfully develop and implement a plan for LEED certification and recertification
For More Details click here:
Nichols Green Facilities Conference
Mark Your Calendars for March 23, 2010
Center for Sustainability at Aquinas College
offering a new Sustainable Business Professional Certificate Read More
Must Read:
Kent County Recycling Center to Simplify Recycling: Proposed $12M Kent County recycling center to simplify recycling for residents.
A proposed $12 million modern recycling center for Kent County will put a new spin on going green by simplifying recycling and saving the county money.
With the upgrade to a 54,000-square-foot facility comes new equipment that will introduce single-stream recycling to the region.
Read more
A growing mountain of garbage. The Cherry Island landfill has emerged as a symbol of Delaware's troubled history of waste management. The Delaware Solid Waste Authority is now spending nearly $100 million after a consulting engineer warned that the landfill faced a better-than-even chance of collapsing into the Delaware River. Delaware.
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090823/NEWS02/908230345
How to Green Your Commute - www.mnn.com/
Steelcase Advances Toward Goal to Shrink Global Footprint 25 Percent - www.greenbiz.com/
How Facility Owners Can Lower their Water Footprint - www.eponline.com/
Is building commissioning worth the cost? www.bdcnetwork.com/
Evan Mills. 2009. "Building Commissioning: A Golden Opportunity for Reducing Energy Costs and Greenhouse-gas Emissions" http://cx.lbl.gov/
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