Fulfillment Services, AMS Fulfillment Services going GREEN!

At AMS Fulfillment, we see the light about GREEN FULFILLMENT SERVICES!

Thankfully the concept of GOING GREEN is catching on not just with individuals and families in the U.S., but with industry, business and government worldwide. Along with other industrialized nations, Americans are realizing that yes, we are a big part of the consumption/pollution problem, and yes, we are also uniquely qualified to lead the way to solutions.

AMS Fulfillment has been thinking green since the day we opened our doors for business. It began with the recycling of bottles and cans, corrugate materials and plastics, and over time has evolved into a concerted companywide effort to go green wherever possible, from the goods we purchase to the practices we undertake to lessen the ecological footprint of AMS and its clients. Some earth-conscious employees of AMS Fulfillment have even joined together to form a GREEN TEAM which monitors our business practices within each of our operating warehouses and recommends additional ways in which we can reduce our ecological footprint. Their goal is to make AMS Fulfillment an outstanding industry example of a green fulfillment services company.

Fulfillment services companies are in a unique position to make a difference in the global effort to protect our planet’s natural resources. As a large fulfillment services entity that stores, packs and ships wholesale goods and marketing materials across the globe, AMS Fulfillment makes a difference by re-using materials, using energy efficient lighting and purchasing post-consumer waste (PCW) recycled materials wherever possible. We’ve also come to understand that efficiency in warehousing and shipping not only reduces costs for our clients, it lessens the energy needed (carbon emissions) to get our clients’ goods from Point A to Point B! Efficiency in shipping comes from choosing appropriately sized packaging (don’t ship air – don’t waste materials), and consolidation of packages to destination points.

From our President and CEO to our employees who work hard for our clients in the warehouse, the AMS Fulfillment team keeps the environment in mind each and every day. We know that the more we become a truly green fulfillment services company, the more we repair the damage to the earth and help to create a GREEN FUTURE for all of us!

THINGS WE CAN DO AT THE WORKPLACE
TO HELP MAKE OUR PLANET ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE

Use Post Consumer Waste (PCW) recycled products where possible
Recycle plastic, corrugate, paper, bottles and cans
Re-Use materials where possible – boxes, paper, filler…get another use out of it!
Clean with Earth-friendly, non-toxic, biodegradable products
In purchasing, choose supply vendors who choose to GO GREEN
Shop local – reduce transportation
Don’t buy what you don’t need – a great way to make a positive impact on the planet and the bottom line!
Think digital copy before paper copy
Cancel unwanted magazine subscriptions – Get your company name off of Direct Mail lists
Use permanent dishes and silverware vs. disposable paper/plastic

Avoid water from single use plastic bottles…get a water filtration system
Turn off, sleep mode, or unplug electronics when not in use
Install energy-efficient lighting – use the sun (skylights) to light the warehouse
Maintain your HVAC and insulate your offices

Ecological Footprint (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate. It represents the amount of biologically productive land and sea area needed to regenerate the resources a human population consumes and to absorb and render harmless the corresponding waste. Using this assessment, it is possible to estimate how much of the Earth (or how many planet Earths) it would take to support humanity if everybody lived a given lifestyle. For 2005, humanity's total ecological footprint was estimated at 1.3 planet Earths - in other words, humanity uses ecological services 1.3 times as fast as Earth can renew them. [1] Every year, this number is recalculated - with a three year lag due to the time it takes for the UN to collect and publish all the underlying statistics.

Consider installing low-flow toilets and/or waterless urinals in the bathroom
Encourage clients to donate or recycle (where possible) unwanted goods – Avoid the dumpster!
Be water-efficient (at work and at home) – watering lawns, washing dishes, brushing teeth, leaking fixtures…reduce the use!
Encourage employees to THINK GREEN at home – Inspire your kids to THINK GREEN