http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-growth/sustainability/green-waste-disposal-solution-brings-unexpected-benefits/article4261374/

Many companies often find themselves conflicted with pursuing sustainable business practices as they believe it will increase costs, but for Bylands Nursuries Ltd. there was the opposite effect.

Bylands grows a wide variety of plants annually, and is a successful thriving business throughout Canada and the USA.  Through production of plants much green-waste is created. As costs of disposal increased, Bylands decided to use these byproducts to its advantage; in breaking up the waste, Bylands now “produces about 18,300 metres of compost a year and has replaced peat moss formerly used in its potting mix with compost”.

This process saves the company over $400,000 a year, and the compost soil is more effective than the chemical fertilizer that was previously used. Win, win, win.

Companies like Bylands that use sustainable practice to its advantage are favoured by consumers and are contributing largely to a greener world. The idea that sustainability costs money is often not the case, Bylands was fortunate that it could use green-practice as an advantage in a major aspect of its business, but preservation of resources such as electricity and water are a “win-win” as well; companies save money, and practice sustainability.

Moreover, in a world where the importance of green-practice is increasing, companies must embrace sustainable conservation practices, as they will likely benefit the company and the Earth.