Do you know that London Drugs has been doing a lot of recycling and has already recycled 10 million pounds of waste (i.e. equivalent to 12 full-loaded 747 Jumbo Jets or 42 Blue Whales or 6,215 Smart Cars)?
Today, my Tlog class did a field trip to the London Drugs Distribution Service Centre and the representative told us about their green initiative recycling enhancement introduced in Fall 2009: Staff separate the Distribution Service Centre waste for recycling. This disposal system includes compactors for cardboard, paper, mixed trash and plastic shrink wrap baler.
In addition to recycling their own DSC waste, they also recycle their customers’ waste for free (i.e. it is free if the item was purchased at London Drugs):
- E-Waste Recycling Program – Customers can bring old electronics and appliances such as computers, TVs and printers to any of their stores and they’ll break these appliances down into recyclable parts which can then be used again. For example, they work with Free Geek to stop computer abandonment:
- Packaging Recycling Program – Instead of tossing the packaging and Styrofoam you got from your purchases, bring them back to London Drugs and they’ll take it back for responsible recycling. Customers can also just leave the packaging at the store as they leave with their new purchases!
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