Five Star and the Environment...
 At Five Star, we do more than just talk about "Going Green"... we recycle 100% of the scrap paper that is produced from our shredding process.
Five Star works directly with Georgia Pacific to recycle our paper. Georgia Pacific takes our shredded paper to their pulp mill in Savannah Georgia and coverts the paper to reusable fiber for products such as paper towels, tissue paper, etc.
What many people don't realize is that the milling process to turn trees into paper requires a significant amount of energy and water and it releases pollutants into our air. Recycling just one ton of paper saves about 7,000 gallons of water, 4,100 kilowatt hours of electricity, 60 pounds of air pollutants, 17 trees, 3 cubic yards of landfill and 2 gallons of oil.
Three Things You Can Do to Help Save Our Environment:
- Recycle
Everyone knows about the essential items they should be recycling at home like paper, plastics, glass and aluminum. But recycling should not stop there. At home you can also have a yard sale to recycle items your family no longer uses or you can recycle your old clothes by donating them to a charity. At work you can set the example and encourage others to recycle as well.
- Buy Recycled Products
Most people are surprised to learn just how many recycled products are available. Automobile parts, building materials, clothes, floor coverings, paper products and toner cartridges are just a partial list. For more information search for "buying recycled products" on Google.
- Use a Certified Document Destruction Service
If your organization is using an office shredder instead of a certified shredding service, chances are that at least one of your office mates is dumping shredded paper into the trash instead of the recycling bin. That means your organization is not only NOT recycling all the paper they should, they are exposing confidential information to "dumpster divers" who sift through trash and piece together strips of company and personal information for their own financial gain.
A NAID AAA Certified shredding company like Five Star will recycle all your paper with our secure recycling program while keeping your discarded information safe.
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