Beyond an ongoing pledge to customer service, innovation and product development, the environment has always been a priority for Western States. Ever since its first years, the company saved paper scraps from its manufacturing process and shipped them back to the mills for recycling. In the early 1990s, Western States developed Recovery and Globe 100—two lines of products made from 100 percent post-consumer waste. Other eco-friendly products are reusable envelopes, and a line of “Please Recycle” products designed to encourage recycling of discarded mail. In 2007, Western States earned Chain-of-Custody certifications from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). “We can now certify that our products originate from responsibly managed forests,“ said Steve Brocker, vice president of sales and marketing. “Our employees deserve all of the credit for implementing the stringent Chain-of-Custody process.”
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