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Environmental Goal
Design Options recognizes the importance of controlling
our manufacturing process with the delicate condition of our environment constantly
in mind.Manufacturing techniques are continuously reviewed to avoid possible
harm to the land, sea and air
The Design Options manufacturing process combines several processes
friendly to the environment.
Hazardous Waste Management
- Powder Paint Process
- Powder coat painting process results in significant
hazard waste reduction because pre-paint and clean-up solvents have
been eliminated.
- Fabrication Process
- All fabrication steps have eliminated the
use of solvents, oils or detergents that require special waste disposal
requirements
Control of Air Emissions
- Powder coat processes eliminates the expulsion
of volatile organic compounds(VOCs) caused by liquid paint processes.
Recycling
- All steel fall-off is collected for reprocessing
- All excess cardboard is collected for reprocessing.
- All steel components in the finished product are
recyclable.
Corrugated Cardboard
- All packaging that is not returnable to Design
Options is recycled.
- Bulk packaging that significantly reduces the
amount of cardboard packaging is encouraged whenever possible.
- Packaging practices are modified to minimize waste
and save valuable resources.
- All corrugated cardboard used to package purchased
materials and supplies is accumulated and taken to a fiber recycler.
PVC (polyvinyl chloride)
- The sides of our worksurfaces are finished with
a t-mold PVC edging. The fall-off and shavings from the cutting
process are sent to a plastic recycler.
Fabric
- All fabric trimmings from the manufacturing of
our panels, screens and tackboards are sent to a fabric recycler.
Air Compressors
- All spent oil is sent to a recycler. Likewise,
all aerosols and lead batteries are sent to the appropriate places for recycling
or disposal.
Office Wastes
- All paper is recycled.
- Cans and bottles discarded in our lunch room
are collected and recycled.
- All used computer equipment is disposed of accordingly
for metals and plastic(ABS) recycling.
- All empty photocopier and printer cartridges
are returned to our suppliers for refilling.
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