THE PET DOCTOR IS GOING GREEN!!
- We care about you, your pets and the world that we all share! We are working toward being a sustainable veterinary practice!
- We recycle an average of 100 lbs per week of plastic, glass and paper.
- We send all medical wastes to a certified handler. We do not place any sharps into the landfills.
- We properly dispose of outdated medications through a certified reverse distributor. No medications into the waste stream!
- We have calculated our average energy use at this site (electricity and natural gas) over the last 12 months. We have established an energy reduction goal of at least 10% of your annual energy usage at this site.
- We have developed strategies to increase the efficiency of our heating, cooling, and ventilation system. We have a policy in place requiring all new equipment to meet ENERGY STAR rating standards.
- We have designated our building and office space as smoke free.
- We have a No Idling Plan for loading zones and parking lots.
- We use Green Seal certified cleaners for cleaning supplies whenever possible.
- We have conducted a waste stream audit which quantifies in either pounds or in cubic feet the amount of waste/trash generated.
- We have established a recycling policy for all office materials in coordination with our recycling provider.
- We utilize double sided copying.
- We circulate documents electronically and are a paper light practice with electronic medical records rather than paper records.
- We purchase 30-50% Post-Consumer Recycled Copier/Printer Paper.
- We stock re-useable items such as real plates, mugs, water pitchers and silverware in our lunch/break room?
- We have installed water conserving devices on our existing toilets and faucets.
- We reduced copier/printer power consumption by using Stand By mode after 15 minutes of non-use.
- We will continue to work toward being an environmentally responsible business.