R3 Reliable Distribution Resource

At R3, we continually focus on sourcing and finding the packaging alternatives you need to support you and your customers’ green efforts. Whether it’s food service packaging or green chemicals that have less of an impact on the environment, R3 is your source. We have combed the product offerings of our manufacturers to ensure we have true green products available to you. These products fall into three major categories:

• products that are recyclable;
• products that are from manufacturers utilizing sustainable practices in product production (thus embracing associated source reduction efforts);
• products that are certified “green.”

Corporately, the major environmental impacts we hope to make include the management of waste – meaning what we produce ourselves and what our suppliers produce when creating and packaging their products – our use of energy and the consumption of fuel to transport products from vendor to us and from us to our customers.

Our branches are engaged in the recycling of paper and plastics. We believe the more we can recycle, the less non-renewable resources we take from the environment, the less energy we use to create new products from virgin resources, the less we contribute to the filling of landfills, and the lesser effect we have on the environment.

Green Seal has always certified products and has now begun certifying cleaning services by awarding their Environmental Standard for Cleaning Services (GS-42). To qualify a building, the service contractor must use green chemicals and equipment, implement green cleaning procedures, provide employee training, communicate with building owners and occupants and establish a building-specific green cleaning plan. GS-42 can be used for certification and verification. It provides incentive to service providers who can advertise themselves as green certified and serve as a reliable tool for purchasers to determine which service providers are environmentally responsible.

THINKING GREEN – Awareness of the environment and how to reduce our impact on it is a primary goal of R3 Reliable Redistribution Resource™. We therefore are always reviewing our environmental programs and looking for ways to improve our performance in this area.