Seeing the light

Since our meeting with Dave Goebel from Missouri Enterprise, I’ve been researching our options for updating Sportsprint’s lighting system.  Right now our facility is equipped with all T12 lights, and we want to upgrade to the more energy efficient T8 lamps.  Actually, we could go further and upgrade to T5 lights, which are even more [...]

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Lean, Clean and Green

Last year we had a Missouri Enterprise Lean, Clean and Green assessment performed for Sportsprint, and we just had our follow up meeting this last week.  I learned that Sportsprint was the first company to undergo this assessment.  Until this follow-up meeting, I never fully understood how many changes were made as a result of [...]

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How we’re already green

Even though I’ve talked about reusing Lard and Kahlua boxes, I haven’t shared a bigger list of what Sportprint is doing to go green.   So here are some examples of what else we’re doing!

Implemented paper recycling program through Pedro’s Planet
Use recycled and biodegradable packaging: we reuse our boxes and use biodegradable bags (we even have [...]

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Sportsprint Inks Deal with Missouri Enterprise

I was pretty excited on April 17th and not just because Earth Day was just around the corner.
We decided to move forward with an initiative called Lean, Clean, & Green, and will be working closely with the good folks at Missouri Enterprise to reduce waste, reduce energy usage, and source the greenest supplies for our [...]

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