Green Business: For Sale Restoration Environmental, Is One Of Canada’s Leading Specialists In Environmental Remediation And Emergency Response

TORONTO – Established in 1989, the company has completed over 10,000 environmental restoration and demolition projects throughout Canada specializing in demolition, asbestos removal, lead abatement and industrial plant cleaning, plant decommissioning & closures, site remediation, disaster recovery and emergency response in the industrial, commercial, governmental and institutional sectors.

Good Will 21 Years of Quality Environmental Remediation
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Restoration Environmental REC Demolition has safely completed the asbestos removal, remediation and demolition of the seven storey Historic Guild Inn project in Toronto, Restoration Environmental prides themselves on their outstanding safety record, their commitment to environmental stewardship, the high level of productivity of their skilled unionized workforce and by enforcing the Three R’s – Reduce, Re-use and Recycle, the company’s “Green Philosophy” and market strategy.

Restoration Environmental’s senior project management and site supervisory team has accumulated more than one million hours of on-site contracting experience, whether they are small or large projects, from emergency service response calls, or maintenance calls, or multi-million dollar demolition, disaster recovery, and environmental remediation projects.

REC believes the process should be simple, while at the same time creating options for their clients that offer sound environmental solutions in plant decommissioning, site decontamination, soil remediation and demolition.

The company’s commitment to meet the needs of their clients with experienced, highly skilled unionized workers, well-planned project planning and an assurance to quality means that Restoration Environmental can help with a disaster recovery emergency response readiness plan, plant decommissioning or closure, an asbestos removal, an environmental remediation, demolition or historic restoration project.

Restoration Environmental Contractors – REC Demolition – REC Disaster

Recovery services include:
- Consulting- Environmental Abatement and Soil Remediation Contractors
- Demolition; Deconstruction, Asset Recovery, Equipment Dismantling
- Hazardous Materials Removal; asbestos removal, Mold, PCBs, Lead.
- Plant Closures: Industrial Plant Decommissioning, Soil & Site Remediation
- Removal and Interior Plant Cleaning of Heavy Metals
- Disaster Recovery; Planning Cost saving Service Contracts
- Fire, Sewage Backup, Flood, Water, Wind Damage Restoration
- Emergency Response: bonded secure, CPIC Police Cleared Staff.

Restoration Environmental REC Demolition REC Disaster Recovery is a turnkey, full-service, emergency response contractor and specialty contractor, a recognized leader in the environmental, demolition, restoration and construction industry. Their exceptional reputation, aggressive health & safety program and quality client services make them one of Canada’s leading specialty contractors.

For more information on all REC’s services, please visit our Websites: http://www.recdemolition.com, www.environmentalhazards.com, www.recdisaster.com or www.soilremediation.com.

Corporate Profile Background:

Restoration Environmental REC Demolition REC Disaster Recovery is a turnkey, full-service, emergency response contractor and environmental contractor, a recognized leader in the environmental, demolition, restoration and construction industry. Their exceptional reputation, aggressive health & safety program and quality client services make them one of Canada’s leading environmental and government emergency response contractors.

The Passion Campaign.ca; Don Bremner and David Bremner are the founders of The Passion Campaign.ca an awareness campaign bringing together local food banks and thirteen charities that help the poor, homeless and less fortunate every day in Brantford, Hamilton, Markham and Toronto-GTA www.thepassioncampaign.ca;

Markham Waxers Junior “A” Hockey Club; Don Bremner and Restoration Environmental Contractors – REC Demolition – REC Disaster Recovery were the Proud Owners of The Markham Waxers Junior “A” Hockey Club for 11 years, from 1994-2005 Web: markhamwaxersarchives.ca; Over 100 Waxers made to NHL/WHA

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10 Reasons Why You Must Improve the Environmental Performance of Your Business

1. You are wasting money

Between 2006 and 2008 I carried out simple half-day environmental health checks in 26 businesses ranging from catering through printing, engineering and construction to major pharmaceutical companies. I identified an average saving in waste, raw material, energy and water costs of £175,000 per annum, per company. And those health checks barely scratched the surface.

One of my favourite definitions of waste is ‘anything you buy that you cannot sell’ . Savings from cutting waste (whether that is wasted materials, energy or water) comes straight off your bottom line. If your profit margin is 25%, every £1 saved in this way is equivalent to £4 worth of new sales. And unlike cutting staff, cutting waste costs improves rather than detracts from your ability to deliver value to your customers.

2. The true cost of your waste can be immense

I despair at the number of businesses who go to great lengths to manufacture a high value product and then reverse a forklift truck into it or spill it on the floor during packaging. Most businesses know how much waste costs to dispose of, but the true cost of this type of waste is much higher as it includes:

• Disposal costs;
• Raw material costs;
• Energy and other utility costs for manufacturing;
• Labour costs both from the original manufacturing and the clean up;
• The cost of the disruption required to fulfil orders including knock-on effects on other orders;
• Opportunity costs of not being able to sell that product;
• Opportunity costs from poor customer satisfaction (eg lost future orders).

3. Your energy, water and waste costs are rising

Energy costs doubled between June 2007 and 2008. Waste costs continue to rise as landfill tax escalates and the type of materials that can be landfilled are restricted. Indications from the government are that it will continue increasing the Landfill Tax by £8 per tonne each year up to a level of at least £48 per tonne (from £32 per tonne today). In areas such as the South East of England, water resources are becoming ever more scarce so costs are rising. Doing nothing on environment performance means going backwards rather than standing still.

4. Your customers or clients demand it

If you sell to the public, certain markets are going solidly green. The proportion of white goods rated A for energy efficiency sold has risen from 0 to 76% in the ten years to 2006. 70% of baby food sold in the UK is now organic.

If you sell to other businesses, then your environmental performance becomes their environmental performance. Increasingly larger organisations are demanding information on suppliers’ performance and Local Authorities and other public sector bodies are turning to ‘green procurement’ to meet Government targets.

5. Your compliance costs are rising

There are literally hundreds of pieces of environmental legislation being drafted in the EU and the UK Government. Continually shifting incrementally to keep ahead of the law is an expensive hobby whereas eradicating problems completely is cheaper in the long run and keeps you miles ahead of the lawmakers.

Regulators such as the Environment Agency are increasingly taking a risk based approach to enforcement. If you routinely store hazardous materials, or they regard your practices as poor, they’ll be knocking on your door much more often than if you have eradicated the hazards and have tip top housekeeping.

6. You may be risking prosecution

Every three years the Environment Agency surveys small business’ attitudes to the environment. In 2005 only 18% could name one piece of environmental legislation that affects them, even though every company must comply with several pieces of legislation, for example, waste management regulations .

And it is not just small business who are at risk. In the last year, I have had several arguments with major household names who have misunderstood the scope of the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE). I really had to browbeat them into accepting that they were breaking the law, faced prosecution and the resulting PR fall out.

7. You are missing out on a great PR opportunity

With all the media attention on environmental issues, good environmental performance gives you a great opportunity to get good news stories into the media and advertising. Good solid green PR will impress the public, the pressure groups, your clients and customers and the regulators.

8. Pressure groups may give you a nasty surprise 

In 2007, Apple Computers had it all. From their stylish iMac and MacBook computers to the revolutionary and must-have iPod and rumours of a phone abounding, their fashionable, cutting edge image appeared unassailable. That was until Greenpeace put them bottom of an environmental league table of electronics companies and set up a parody of Apple’s website to detail their environmental infractions . Apple’s legendary CEO Steve Jobs at first dismissed the campaign, but only instigated a stronger backlash . Jobs then realised the precarious position he was in, with Apple’s hip image at serious risk. He did a swift u-turn, launching a radical programme to improve environmental performance and publicised it on the company’s home page for a month.

If you are a high profile business (eg a high street retailer, an energy company, a major construction company, a motor manufacturer, a producer of household goods or in the primary sector – mining, oil, gas, forestry etc), then you are at direct risk from environmental and human rights pressure groups. These groups need high profile campaigns like the Apple example to make the mainstream media take notice and are always looking for a ‘tall poppy’ to target. If you are a smaller business, but you do business with a high profile client, then pressure groups will hold them responsible for your environmental sins. This is a very easy way to lose a major customer.

9. Your staff want you to do it

Environmental and CSR initiatives are a determining factor in employee retention and engagement rates according to the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD). In the US, a survey of over 4,000 people carried out by recruitment job site MonsterTRAK found that 80 per cent of young professionals are interested in securing a job that has a positive impact on the environment. Meanwhile, over 90 per cent claimed they would prefer to work for an environmentally friendly employer. In the UK, a survey of 5,000 job hunters showed that 43% would not work for a firm which had no ethical or environmental policies, even if they were offered £10,000 a year more than to work for a business with a sense of corporate social responsibility.

10. Your competitors are doing it

The 2005 NetRegs survey found that 71% of businesses had made at least one practical step to improve their environmental performance . Some sectors have seen green issues come right to the fore eg the current great green supermarket wars where Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury’s are fighting it out to get the best green image. Sir Timothy Leahy went on the record this year to say that Tesco’s plans would not be affected by the ‘credit crunch’ as he believed consumers’ values would not change . He sees this as a serious part of maintaining Tesco’s competitive advantage over its rivals.

If your competitors have a better environmental performance than you, then compared to you they will:

• Have lower operating costs and either a higher profit margin or a more competitive pricing structure;
• Be more robust to future change: new legislation, green taxation, and customer demand;
• Have better PR and marketing opportunities;
• Have better motivated employees and will be attracting the best new recruits;
• Have less risk of prosecution, NGO campaigns and a lighter touch from the regulators.

Well, they’d be mad not to, wouldn’t they?

Eco Friendly Solution and Green Products for home and business

Great Eco Solutions has one simple goal – to provide you with outstanding eco friendly products such as eco friendly products, eco friendly shopping, green products, water heaters, solar system, building products and clear-cut information aimed at simplifying going green. We believe that true sustainability is easy and that with the right education and products, we can create our sustainable future today! It all begins with your home.

Client-Centered Great Eco Solutions Geared for the DIY (do it yourself) homeowner and small contractor, Great Eco Solutions demystifies green living and helps you implement simple yet powerful solutions so you can take your sustainability efforts to the next level with ease. We get your desire to increase the quality of your life while preserving the planet, yet we also understand your needs to save money and find easy-to-apply solutions for your home.

We suggest you visit our Great Home Solutions section and learn how you can easily reduce your home’s energy and water consumption. You will find products to help you live a more pollutant free and eco friendly lifestyle. Great Water Solutions and Great Energy Solutions sections are also available to ensure your water is pure and your energy green. Lastly, for those seeking complete, ready-made solutions, visit our Great Kits Solutions where you’ll find packages from small upgrades to complete home remodeling projects.

Innovation Made Easy This is not just about recycling and using efficient light bulbs! We have meticulously researched the most cutting edge products available that will make every room, appliance and function in your house more energy and cost effective. Great Eco Solutions has the most extensive selection of innovative products for every area of your home …take a look around the site; you won’t believe the eco-driven technology you’ll find here!

How Can My Business Participate in Computer Recycling?

As more people become aware of the need to conserve natural resources and keep our environment clean, recycling old computers has become incredibly popular. But what is computer recycling, exactly? Why is it so important? And can one take a computer to be recycled?

What is Computer Recycling?
Computer recycling is the process of extracting valuable secondary raw materials from obsolete computers. The EPA estimates that 30 to 40 million personal computers are ready for recycling each year. But because of the source material used to make them, simply throwing away your old computer can be dangerous and harmful to the environment. Depending on their age, computers can contain such toxic materials as lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, and radioactive isotopes. They also contain valuable materials worth recovering, such as gold, tin, aluminum, iron, silicon, copper, and an array of different plastics.

Why Recycle Computers?
It is estimated that an average computer monitor may hold more than 6% lead by weight. When you discard a computer monitor or circuit board, most of that lead leeches into groundwater, or pollutes surrounding air if the monitor is incinerated. Some companies ship their outdated computer monitors and circuit boards to developing nations that have weak environmental protection regulations.

This only moves the problem. It doesn’t fix it.

Computer recycling and repair companies are the only sure way to know that your old monitor or circuit board will be properly taken care of.

Where do I Recycle Computers?
Consumer recycling is a popular option for recycling computers. Consumer recycling involves returns machines to their manufacturers, donates them to charitable organizations, or sends the separated components to environmentally responsible recyclers. There are a number of national and local organizations that help with consumer recycling. The Computer TakeBack Campaign and the Electronic TakeBack Coalition are both decentralized coalitions of organizations dedicated to minimizing so-called “e-waste” by helping people properly dispose of their old computers.

Many organizations also help connect computer donations with charitable organizations that may use them. The Donate Hardware list on the TechSoup website is a great resource for finding nonprofit and school-based recyclers in your area. They also list commercial recyclers, which are better suited for broken computers or models over five years old.

Of course, some computer companies offer take-back programs. These programs allow you to send your outdated computer back to the manufacturer where it will be repaired, refurbished, or properly disposed of. Hewlett-Packard is one company that offers such a service. To enhance their take-back program, HP also often offers a coupon good towards the purchase of a new computer or computer components. Many companies offer such benefits as a way to encourage computer recycling instead of dumping.

The best way to be sure if a nonprofit or commercial recycling organization is properly disposing of e-waste is to make sure they have signed the Basel Action Network (BAN) pledge. Among other things, the BAN pledge states that companies or charitable organizations will not allow hazardous waste to be sent to landfills, incinerators, prisons, or developing countries. These companies and organizations also pledge to support forward-thinking toxic-use reduction programs and legislation.

Luckily, getting rid of that older model doesn’t mean you have to negatively impact the environment. Look for the computer recycling program nearest you and feel good knowing you did your part to help eliminate e-waste.

~Ben Nystrom, 2009

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Which Recycled Promotional Gifts are Good for Business?

The promotional gifts are highly useful and effective in promoting and advertising the brand and are good for your business. The recycled promotional gifts are gaining a lot of popularity these days and are used by many companies. These promotional items are made up of environment friendly products as well as waste products and thus are well received by everyone. There are a number of factors that need to be considered before choosing the recycled promotional products so that they are good for business.

The recycled promotional gifts that are chosen for promoting your brand should be attractive and stylish. It is important that the promotional items are designed as per your target consumers so that they are well received by them. The promotional products should be chosen after considering the target receivers. At the same time, the design and style of the promotional products should remind the consumers about the brand. Such recycled promotional products help in brand retention and are highly efficient in promoting and advertising the brand.

While selecting the promotional items for promoting your brand, opt for good quality promotional gifts so that they last for a longer time and are efficient in promoting and advertising the brand. The recycled promotional gifts impress the receivers, create brand retention and are good for business. The promotional gifts should be useful to the receivers so that they are visible to them and enjoy a good amount of exposure.

These recycled promotional gifts can be used in different events and occasions and may be gifted to the different sections of people. The recycled promotional gifts are generally used as promotional giveaways or are included in the marketing campaigns as these products are available at very economical prices and are affordable. At the same time they are highly efficient in promoting the brand also which makes them so popular.

The recycled promotional gifts may be used as promotional gifts for the target consumers or may be used as corporate gifts to impress the clients and the business associates of the company. This would get you good business deals and will also help you to enjoy a good brand reputation. These promotional products may be gifted to the employees of the company also as appreciation gifts, so that they are loyal to the brand and are pleased with it.

Visit www.ideasbynet.com for the best range of promotional gifts and products. It is one of the leading websites in the United Kingdom and has more than 5000 different promotional items to choose from. It has recently come up with a range of recycled promotional gifts also that are made from eco-friendly materials. Visit the website to view these recycled promotional gifts and select the one that’s apt for your brand and promote your brand with it.

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