The average restaurant uses 6,000 gallons of water per day. Increasing the water efficiency of the operation saves money, reduces the burden on the municipal water supply, and eases the impact on wastewater systems. A water efficient restaurant is one that uses at least 20% less water than the calculated baseline for the building […]
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Use These Tips to Buy the Right Deicers Today
As lovely fall drives give way to wintry snow mixes and slippery parking lots, walkways, and entrances, it’s not too late to align your deicers with your sustainability goals. Especially if your facility is pursuing LEED Operations + Maintenance certification, but also if you’re concerned with surface corrosion, vegetation loss, skin irritation and more, facility […]
An Easy Guide to Why Paper Towels are Such a Utility
Public restrooms have been at the center of some serious debates recently. And the results from one of those debates could have a lasting impact on the most important space within your building. Paper towels vs. hand dryers. I know what you’re thinking. Google it, and you’ll quickly find some studies that will […]
The Inc. 5000 List Reveals Sustainable Supply as Fastest-Growing Retailer in Colorado
Broomfield, CO – Sustainable Supply, a leading provider of building and maintenance supplies, announced today that it had been named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States for the fourth consecutive year. The company’s rank climbed to #699 in 2016 with three-year sales growth of 564%. The list […]
Discover Washfountains Today and Start Saving Tomorrow
It’s widely suggested that handwashing is a practical “do it yourself” vaccine that helps protect against illnesses of all shapes and sizes. So how can commercial facilities encourage employees to be clean while also saving green? In short, the wash fountain. But first: Commercial restrooms are responsible for approximately 40% of the building’s […]
The Secret Ingredient of Sustainability
There’s never been a better time to talk sustainability. New technologies emerge monthly that promise future efficiencies. Improvements to existing systems abound, and study results released regularly verify the need for business decisions that take human health, resource efficiency, and environmental sustainability into account. As inventions come to life and improvements occur, are we […]
Hand Dryers vs. Paper Towels
The results of this study may surprise you… http://bit.ly/29KGG6I
Your Complete Guide to the Green Restroom
Choosing the products for your new restroom can be a real ho-hum kind of event. What do you need? Toilets. Urinals. Sinks. Faucets. Partitions. Hand dryers. Toilet paper dispensers. The list goes on, but all those products are quite straightforward. Nothing flashy or high-tech…. At the same time, due diligence requires you to make […]
Sustainable Supply to Compete with Billion-Dollar Companies for Website Award
Think of it as one of those classic matchups between the underdog and overdog — Rocky Balboa (in every movie), the Hoosiers, Miracle on Ice, Katniss Everdeen, or more recently, the Cavs vs. the Warriors: Sustainable Supply will compete with billion-dollar heavyweights W.W. Grainger Inc. and Ferguson Enterprises Inc. for the 2016 Internet Retailer Excellence […]
5 Green Cleaning Tips for Your Business
The thirst for commercial green cleaning programs continues to build. For some, it’s just good business, emanating from the corporate responsibility sphere — people increasingly expect a certain amount of “greenness” in business because businesses have a much larger impact than one person or one home. Quite simply, business, as usual, needs also to […]