Eco

AC to H2O by Miriam

The clock that runs itself. Just fill the tank with natural tap water and you’re set for 8 to 12 weeks of accurate timekeeping before refreshing.

The alarm clock works 100% on natural power; no batteries, chemicals, or electricity – no pollution. 

 

Innovative Paint Technology Wins Award by Miriam

The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Sherwin-Williams' new paint formulation. The company's innovative new paint formulation, utilizing soybean oil and recycled plastic bottles, substantially reduce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by incorporating simple ingredients like soybean oil and recycled plastic bottles into a first of its kind paint formula.

This is an environmental triumph for consumers and the environment.  New eco-friendly paint formulas have eliminated 800,000 pounds of VOCs, according to the company. New formulation utilizing soybean oil and recycled plastic bottles reduces VOCs by 60 percent. 

Further reading: How dangerous are VOCs?

Save Our Trees by Miriam

Apply Common Sense to Forestry

Environmental and social considerations should be an integral component of operating philosophy. 

Responsible forestry is practiced with the following in mind:

  • On a daily basis, a forest plantation captures the CO2 emitted by 15,000 cars.
  • A forest plantation provides jobs for 250 workers, some in traditionally low-income areas.
  • A forest plantation plants on an average more than 3,300,000 trees and growing.
  • Renewable wood products store carbon, permanently removing it from the atmosphere.