Commitment to the Environment
Mrs. Ressler's is committed to sustainable practices and approaches towards operating a food manufacturing facility. We are committed to providing a quality service in a manner that ensures a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and minimizes our potential impact on the environment. We will operate in compliance with all relevant local, Pennsylvania State, and federal environmental protection agencies legislations and we will strive to use pollution prevention and environmental best practices in all we do.
We will:
For more information on sustainable practices and issues, please visit the United States Environmental Protection Agency's website: http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/
We will:
- Integrate the consideration of environmental concerns and impacts into all of our decision making and activities, such as waste water treatment, waste vegetable oil treatment, waste management, distribution, air emission control, and biohazard waste
- Promote environmental awareness among our manufacturing employees and encourage them to work in an environmentally responsible manner
- Train, educate, and inform our employees about environmental issues that may affect their work
- Reduce waste through reuse and recycling and by purchasing recycled, recyclable or re-furbished products, and materials where these alternatives are available, economical, and suitable
- Promote efficient use of materials and resources throughout our facility including water, electricity, raw materials and other resources, particularly those that are non-renewable
- Avoid unnecessary use of hazardous materials and chemical products, seek substitutions when feasible, and take all reasonable steps to protect human health and the environment when such materials must be used, stored, and disposed of
- Purchase and use environmentally responsible cleaning products accordingly, where required by legislation or where significant health, safety, or environmental hazards exist
- Develop and maintain appropriate emergency and spill response program
- Communicate our environmental commitment to clients, customers, and the public and encourage them to support it
- Minimizing environmental impact of food waste and noise, and the risk of harmful incidents
- Strive to continually improve our environmental performance and minimize the social impact and damage of activities by periodically reviewing our environmental policy in light of our current and planned future activities
For more information on sustainable practices and issues, please visit the United States Environmental Protection Agency's website: http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/
Recycling Program
Check out the Philadelphia Streets Department website to learn more about the benefits of recycling, please visit:
http://www.philadelphiastreets.com/recycling-full-main.aspx |