Raymour & Flanigan Environmental Initiatives Paying Off
Raymour & Flanigan Furniture's Accomplishments Since 2007 Include Recyling of 32 Million Pounds of Packaging
April 21, 2009
Environmental initiatives are paying off at Raymour & Flanigan Furniture, the Liverpool, N.Y.-based retailer announced Monday. Since 2007, the company has recycled 32 million pounds of paper, Styrofoam, cardboard and plastic packaging materials diverted from landfills and executed energy management programs, significantly decreasing CO2 emissions and 8.5 millions kilowatt hours consumed.
Raymour & Flanigan also joined the EPA Green Power Partnership by purchasing green wind power for 5 percent of its electric power use. The retailer has also earned Energy Star ratings for two new-construction showrooms in Phillipsburg, N.J., and Garden City, N.Y., that feature energy management systems with automated occupancy sensors, climate control systems and HVAC reclaim systems.
The company said its cumulative efforts since 2007 are the equivalent of removing 9,200 cars from the road, saving 5.7 million gallons of gas, replanting over 130,000 trees and preserving 11.4 thousand acres of forest.
Motion operated, energy efficient hand dryers in showroom restrooms have replaced more than 50 tons of paper towels. Raymour reduced energy consumption by installing 26,000 compact fluorescent bulbs in showroom lamps, installed carpeting made of post-consumer recycled content for newly constructed showrooms and facilities; and reduced heat loss through Low-e glass, increased insulation and TPO reflective roofs in several showrooms. Showrooms and customer service centers transitioned overhead lighting from over 5,600 high wattage fixtures to fluorescent fixtures. Raymour also replaced conventional CRT computer monitors with 2,500 energy efficient flat-panel LCD monitors; and virtualized its data center, reducing physical servers from 30 to 6, and CO2 output by 22 tons.
"Employing green practices supports our customers' concerns to be environmentally friendly," said CEO and President Neil Goldberg. "Recycling is important because very little waste discarded in landfills--including Styrofoam--biodegrades. We don't want to add to this growing problem. Raymour & Flanigan is proud to serve our communities with all of our eco-friendly programs implemented to date."
Raymour & Flanigan has 87 furniture stores and 4,000 associates in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Raymour & Flanigan also joined the EPA Green Power Partnership by purchasing green wind power for 5 percent of its electric power use. The retailer has also earned Energy Star ratings for two new-construction showrooms in Phillipsburg, N.J., and Garden City, N.Y., that feature energy management systems with automated occupancy sensors, climate control systems and HVAC reclaim systems.
The company said its cumulative efforts since 2007 are the equivalent of removing 9,200 cars from the road, saving 5.7 million gallons of gas, replanting over 130,000 trees and preserving 11.4 thousand acres of forest.
Motion operated, energy efficient hand dryers in showroom restrooms have replaced more than 50 tons of paper towels. Raymour reduced energy consumption by installing 26,000 compact fluorescent bulbs in showroom lamps, installed carpeting made of post-consumer recycled content for newly constructed showrooms and facilities; and reduced heat loss through Low-e glass, increased insulation and TPO reflective roofs in several showrooms. Showrooms and customer service centers transitioned overhead lighting from over 5,600 high wattage fixtures to fluorescent fixtures. Raymour also replaced conventional CRT computer monitors with 2,500 energy efficient flat-panel LCD monitors; and virtualized its data center, reducing physical servers from 30 to 6, and CO2 output by 22 tons.
"Employing green practices supports our customers' concerns to be environmentally friendly," said CEO and President Neil Goldberg. "Recycling is important because very little waste discarded in landfills--including Styrofoam--biodegrades. We don't want to add to this growing problem. Raymour & Flanigan is proud to serve our communities with all of our eco-friendly programs implemented to date."
Raymour & Flanigan has 87 furniture stores and 4,000 associates in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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