Customer Programs and Services
Sustainability Resources

• Auto Service & Repair
• Food Services
• In-Store Take Back Programs / Model Programs
• Nail Salons
• Recycling

Auto Service & Repair

• Used Oil: Used motor oil is insoluble, persistent in the environment and can contain toxic chemicals and heavy metals. EPA provides extensive information on proper management of used motor oil, including the "You Dump It, You Drink It" campaign.
• National Lead Free Wheel Weight Initiative: The US EPA has created an opportunity for businesses engaged in the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of lead wheel weights to participate in a voluntary effort to accelerate this transition away from the use of lead for wheel weights.
• National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program

Food Services

• Reducing Food Waste
• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
• Fats, Oil and Grease —or “FOG,” to use the wastewater industry term—has negative impacts on wastewater collection and treatment systems. Many wastewater collection system blockages can be traced to FOG, and such blockages are serious, causing sewage spills, manhole overflows, or sewage backups into homes and businesses.
• Turning Food Waste Into Energy
• The Green Plan For The Food Service Industry
• Energy Star Commercial Kitchen Package

In-Store take-Back Programs / Model Programs

• Electronics
  • Plug-In To eCycling
  • State Information
• Managing Pharmaceutical Waste - A 10 Step Blueprint for Healthcare Facilities
• Plastic bags and film
• Refrigerators / Freezers

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Nail Salons

• EPA’s guide, Protecting the Health of Nail Salon Workers (PDF) (21 pp, 1M, About PDF), can help workers and nail-salon owners make their salons safer workplaces.
• Recommended Cleaning and Disinfection Procedures for Foot Spa Basins in Salons

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Recycling

• Recycling in Shopping Centers