Sunday, September 02, 2007
I wanted to recycle some CFLs, which contain mercury, and found that none of the recycling centers in Atlanta are equipped to do it. The only place was Ikea. So I have 3 old bulbs which I will drop off the next time I go. I also found this section about Ikea in an old Email from Rudy W from his company that he forwarded some time ago."It is obvious that the super giants of Ikea have an even larger mission in mind: environmental and social responsibility. As stated on their website, the three cornerstones that make up this facet to their business are as follows:
· Our cost consciousness and resource efficiency result in less usage of raw material and less waste and discharges.
· The extensive use of wood in our products. Wood is a recyclable, biodegradable and renewable material and it is excellent from an environmental point of view.
· Training and engaging our co-workers to work with environmental issues.
For more information on Ikea’s environmental and social work (they donate money to children’s programs in Uganda and Angola), check out their website:
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/about_ikea/social_environmental/projects.html
· Our cost consciousness and resource efficiency result in less usage of raw material and less waste and discharges.
· The extensive use of wood in our products. Wood is a recyclable, biodegradable and renewable material and it is excellent from an environmental point of view.
· Training and engaging our co-workers to work with environmental issues.
For more information on Ikea’s environmental and social work (they donate money to children’s programs in Uganda and Angola), check out their website:
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/about_ikea/social_environmental/projects.html
