Endangered Species Chocolate | How we reduce, reuse, recycle and live green.

In keeping with the company’s commitment to protect species and our environment, our facility is LEED® registered and meets all the requirements of LEED® certification by the U.S. Green Building Rating Council.

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) provides a complete framework for assessing building performance and meeting sustainability goals. Based on well-founded scientific standards, LEED emphasizes state-of-the-art strategies for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. – U.S. Green Building Council.

RECYCLING

In our copy room, used paper is sorted for recycling. We use unprinted sides of junk mail, faxes, etc to stock our printers for draft documents.
Our kitchen, work room and shipping areas offer easily identifiable bins for paper, plastic and aluminum recycling.
We use a pallet company that uses recycled pallets, and will recycle our pallets when they are no longer usable.
We recycle our corrugated materials through our local waste collection company.
We consolidate heavy freight shipments to cut down on fuel consumption.

REUSED MATERIALS

Our chocolate bar wrappers are printed on recycled paper and use water based ink.
All of the furniture selected for our offices is constructed of 23-100% recycled materials.

Reuse Packaging
Due to the delicate nature of premium chocolate, great care goes into packing each order so that the chocolate arrives to you in perfect condition…protected against temperature, humidity, odors, and rough handling. We are constantly seeking out more environmentally-friendly packing materials that will insure your chocolate arrives in pristine condition. Below are some suggestions on how you can recycle and/or reuse the packing materials that accompany your chocolate order.

Styrofoam Insulation
The insulation used in our packaging is called Expanded Polystyrene (EPS). For information on locating recycling centers that accept this material, consult the online collection site map,(when contacting your local collection site, be sure to verify that they accept EPS).

Packing Peanuts
To find the nearest drop-off location for loose fill in your area, call the 24-hour Peanut Hotline, 800-828-2214. You can also save this material yourself and reuse it the next time you need to ship or pack breakables. This material can also be used in potted plants as drainage in the bottom of the pot (this method also makes the filled pot much lighter than using pebbles or other drainage materials). Acting on any of these suggestions will keep this useful packaging in circulation!

Gel Packs
These re-freezable non-toxic gel packs can be reused as a refrigerant (use them in coolers and lunch boxes) or for First Aid (a cool gel pack wrapped in a towel and applied to sore muscles is a great way to reduce pain and inflammation).

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