DirectMail.com Releases Data on “Go Green” Initiatives
4. Joined the EnerNoc network and is compensated for agreeing to shut down operations during peak energy demand periods to avoid construction of new power plants.
Don Burns, general manager of DirectMail.com’s cut sheet division, is one of several employees leading the firm’s environmental efforts. He said, “My primary concern is saving trees. Simple steps, such as our practice of encouraging customers to use recycled paper, can have a major impact. In one recent job, the customer’s choice of 1,700 lb of recycled versus virgin fiber paper translated to 8 trees saved, 24 lb of waterborne waste and 384 lb of solid waste not created, 3,466 gal of wastewater flow avoided, 755 lb of net greenhouse gases prevented and 5.8 million BTUs of energy not consumed, according to an environmental calculator.”