Our internally and externally directed programs and processes reflect our belief that greening isn't a trend, it's a corporate and personal responsibility. And as a Green Initiative company, we're working to reduce our carbon footprint and make our world a cleaner, safer place today and for future generations. The following are ways we're working to make a difference, both for our company and yours:

• • At The Kane Company, the recycling of paper goods is not limited to those containing confidential information. All paper, including newspapers, magazines and inter-office memos are thoroughly and completely shredded in order to expedite the recycling process.
• • Excess furniture and scrap metals are disassembled, sorted and recycled.
• • Used vehicle lubricants, solvents and other liquids employed in our business are properly captured, sealed and disposed of or recycled.

• • Old, out-of-date PCs, monitors, TVs, electronics, disks, cell phones and PDA's are collected and any stored information is rendered 100% destroyed and irretrievable. Our portable Vernon Hard Disk Crusher (HDC) thoroughly and completely pulverizes all hard drives and other electronic storage devices.
• • All equipment is completely disassembled and items (other than information storage) are retrieved for re-use; the remaining unusable parts are shredded, sorted and recycled.

• • All Kane owned and operated propane forklifts are being replaced with battery-operated units.
• • Leased company vehicles are required to meet advanced EPA emissions criteria.
• • Current truck fleet is being replaced by lighter, fuel-efficient vehicles with E85 fuel capability.
• • The Kane Company is an EPA SmartWay Transport member, part of the collaboration to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gases and air pollutant emissions.
  www.epa.gov/smartway/transport

• • Every Kane business unit utilizes recyclable plastic FastKrates^TM to eliminate cardboard box waste and all excess paper is placed in shred bins for responsible recycling. At Office Movers, Inc., we have reduced the number of cardboard boxes by 67% over the last ten years.
• • The reuse of office supplies such as presentation folders, paper and binder clips, legal/letter pads, and scrap paper re-cut for use as internal notepads.
• • Reducing Word default font and margin size, reducing the amount of printing, using double-sided pages.

• • Panel systems furniture and chair sanitizing and cleaning using "green" chemicals.
• • Fabric and laminate recovering using sustainable materials.

• • Working with vendors to create a battery operated lift-gate so that while loading, truck engines need not run to power the lift.
• • Creating anti-static computer equipment transport crates from recycled plastic.
• • Pioneering the use of nylon straps and industrial rubber bands to hold furniture pads in place rather than rolls of single-use shrink wrap.