On October 6th the EPA’s SmartWay program recognized some carriers and shippers for their dedication to cleaning up our environment. The 2009 SmartWay Excellence Award Winners included the following carriers;
Bison Transport Inc.
C.R. England, Inc.
Celadon Trucking Services Inc.
Challenger Motor Freight Inc.
Covenant Transport, Inc.
Gordon Trucking Inc.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
Knight Transportation, Inc.
LTI Trucking Services, Inc.
MacKinnon Transport INC
Mesilla Valley Transportation
Quad/Graphics, Inc.
Roehl Transport, Inc.
Schneider National, Inc.
Stan Koch & Sons Trucking
States Logistics Services, Inc.
Swift Transportation Co.
UPS
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc./Xpress Global Systems
You can get some great ideas for making yourself more efficient by checking out the pdf of winners and their strategies. Obviously, some of us will not be able to increase our use of rail to cut consumption, but a lot of the information is still relevant. Check it out HERE.
Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. Although similar in effect, the composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste – such as food or garden waste – is not typically considered recycling.[2] Materials to be recycled are either brought to a collection center or picked up from the curbside, then sorted, cleaned, and reprocessed into new materials bound for manufacturing.