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AAA Kartak and The Environment
AAA Kartak Glass & Closet Inc. is a proud member of Built Green. Created by the
Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, this program provides
consumers with an easy-to-understand rating system for identifying projects built using
sustainable and ecological materials and practices. As members of the Built Green
program, AAA Kartak is committed to helping improve and protect our environment,
endeavoring to use ecologically low-impact materials promoting healthy and safe
building practices.
In addition, we have several programs in place within our company that contribute to
keeping our environment clean and livable. We recycle aluminum, wood and paper
products, and scrap metal. We make sure all lights in rooms not being used
during the day are turned off and that energy-saving night lights are placed in
conference and storage rooms. We offer free employee bus passes to encourage use
of the transit system and our truck maintenance program helps to assure that our fleet
of vehicles is up to date and running efficiently.
We have also created the AAA Kartak Green Team, which is a committee within our
company that is dedicated to assuring that all conservation and recycle programs are
followed. This team is also responsible for coming up with new ideas on how our
company can continue to strive for a better tomorrow. Our recent new program
presented by our Green Team, which we are very excited about is our Plant A Tree
Program. For every new customer or new customer location, AAA Kartak will sponsor
two trees to be planted in a village in an under-developed country. Our sponsorship will
allow us to adopt a village by providing enough trees for one village per year. In
addition, our sponsorship will provide education techniques to help restore the natural
resources of rural farmers’ degraded lands.
By promoting healthy and safe building practices and installing company-wide
programs that recycle products and conserve energy, AAA Kartak is helping to improve
and protect our environment and making a better tomorrow by what we are doing
today.
