
Commonwealth Psychology Associates (CPA) is dedicated not only to serving our clients and community, but also to preserving our planet and natural resources. We are a green company and we take steps to conserve energy and resources whenever possible. Our efforts have been successful and in the past 3 years (2009-2011), we:
- Recycled 9500 pounds of paper (enough to save approximately 77 trees)
- Recycled 1465 pounds of plastic, glass and aluminum (otherwise bound for a landfill)
- Prevented 5.26 metric tons of carbon from entering the atmosphere (equivalent of 541 gallons of gasoline being used by a passenger car)
CPA paid $6,264 for recycling services during that time period.
Below is a listing of some of the Green practices employed by CPA and all of its Green staff!
Reduce, Recycle & Re-use- Recycling of paper
- Recycling of plastic
- Recycling of aluminum
- Recycling of glass
- Recycling of printer cartridges
- Recycling of compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL's)
- Recycling of small electronics
- Use of recycled paper
- Letterhead printed on recycled paper
- Brochures printed on recycled paper
Energy Consumption- Use of programable thermostats
- Use of motion-sensing light switches and dimmers
- Use of solar shades to limit solar heat via windows
- Multi-zone heating & cooling
- Use of CFL's and fluorescent lighting
- Turn off computers when closed
- All offices located within walking distance to public transportation
- Financial incentive for staff to use public transportation
- 80% of staff walk, bike or use public transportation to get to work