Our mission is “Making It Easier to Run Your Law Office.” Our commitment to doing that is evidenced in the high quality products and services we offer and deliver. We are equally proud of our commitment to protecting the environment. The information listed below illustrates many of the steps we have taken to ensure that we run our business in a manner that contributes to the global effort to protect our environment.
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Installed 122,000 square feet of energy efficient thermoplastic roofing membrane at our main office and warehouse facility (this technology is super lightweight and was placed directly over the existing roof, keeping old roofing systems out of the waste stream) |
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All incoming corrugated cartons are recycled and reused for packing |
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We offer and encourage our clients to use electronic billing, reducing paper waste and energy consumption for transportation, sorting and collection of mail |
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Reduced electronic lighting consumption by 63% by installing reflectors and energy efficient bulbs and ballasts, saving approximately 200,000 watts per year |
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Our recycling tonnage exceeds 200 tons per year |
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Reduced water consumption in our manufacturing facility by 70% with the installation of monitoring equipment |
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Started replacing toilets that use 7 gallons of water with units that use 1.6 gallons of water |
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We rebuild and refurbish equipment within our own machinery and equipment department |
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We use soy-based ink, where possible |
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Cloths are used for cleanup in the manufacturing process, and are then laundered for reuse, eliminating the use of paper for this purpose |
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We use a citrus-based cleaner in our manufacturing facilities, which eliminates use of toxic solvents |
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Our ALL-STATE LEGAL stationery is 100% cotton- TREE FREE |
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We use a direct to plate printing process, which eliminates printing film waste and reduces developing chemicals and energy consumption |
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Our ASL catalog is printed on FSC certified recycled paper with PCW content using low VOC ink |
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We have strategically placed nationwide warehousing facilities to align with the most concentrated legal communities, which minimizes fuel/energy consumption for transportation of goods |
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All the pulp used for our premium 25% cotton ASL papers (Perfect Image and ALL-STATE Bond) is from well-managed forests and tree-free sources. The cotton fiber used is from cotton linters, which is the second picking of the cotton plant and is recognized by the EPA as recycled content. The paper is manufactured ECF (elemental chlorine free) and with renewable energy. |
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We’ve recently begun using 100% post consumer paper for all of our internal copying needs. The annual impact of our switch to this paper is as follows:
- 144 trees 40 feet tall will not be cut to manufacture our copy paper.
- 100 million BTUs will be saved (equivalent to powering a household for an entire year)
- Green house gases will be reduced by 12,649 pounds of CO2 (more than the average car emits in a year.
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