Employees recycle everything
Woodard & Curran, a Portland-based consulting,
engineering and operations firm, has been chosen as winner of the
eco-Excellence Award for recycling from ecomaine, formerly known
as Regional Waste Systems.
The Recycling Committee of ecomaine reviewed award
entries from twelve communities before selecting Woodard & Curran
as the overall winner. Linda Boudreau, chair of the Recycling Committee
and, now board chair of ecomaine, said, “Committee members
were especially impressed that Woodard & Curran’s recycling
efforts are fully integrated with work processes and that their
program could be easily replicated elsewhere.”
Boudreau explained that in addition to paper,
plastic, glass, cardboard and metal separation, Woodard & Curran
also recycles batteries and CDs, composts its coffee grinds, and
is in the process of creating purchasing guidelines to reduce waste
at its source. Used office supplies are donated to schools through
Ruth’s Renewable Resources in Scarborough and obsolete computer
components are given away through freecycle.org. In an office of
160 people, all this is done by 18 volunteers, with coordination
handled by one employee devoting just one to two hours per week
to the effort.
All the entries have been compiled into a useful
handbook and are available to the public at no charge by contacting
jhoover@ecomaine.org or by calling 207-773-1738. |
