Cintas Document Management Shreds 623 Tons of Paper in One Week
November 15 2011 - 10:16AM
Business Wire
In honor of America Recycles Day, a nationally recognized day
dedicated to promoting recycling in the United States, Cintas
Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) today announced it shredded and recycled
623 tons of paper collected during National Foundation for Credit
Counseling (NFCC) Protect Your Identity Week (PYIW) events held
Oct. 16-22. The overall tonnage represents a 10 percent increase
from last year’s PYIW and resulted in more than 16,000 trees being
saved.
“Protect Your Identity Week was a great success due to the
involvement of community members across the country,” said Karen
Carnahan, President and COO of Cintas Document Management. “In
addition to securely destroying sensitive documents, participants
contributed to protecting the environment and earth’s natural
resources.”
PYIW participants brought sensitive documents to local events,
which were shredded using the Cintas SmartShred™ process. With this
system, paper is collected and securely destroyed using one of
Cintas’ mobile shredding trucks. Once shredded, the paper is
delivered to a paper mill where excess contaminants are removed,
and the shredded paper is turned into pulp and manufactured into
secondary paper products.
The total savings, according to Environmental Paper Network’s
calculator, included:
- 20,122 million BTUs – enough energy to
power approximately 221 homes per year
- 3.8 million pounds of carbon dioxide –
the equivalent to what 341 cars emit per year
- 13.8 million gallons of water – enough
water to fill about 21 Olympic sized swimming pools
“Cintas is committed to environmental awareness and strives to
incorporate innovative and sustainable technologies into its
services,” said Pamela Coleman, Senior Director of Supplier
Diversity and Sustainability, Cintas. “We are pleased our services
have assisted in saving landfill space and preserving natural
resources for future generations.”
Cintas is the first North American AAA NAID-certified and PCI
DSS compliant document management provider. Cintas provides
cost-effective document shredding, storage and imaging programs.
Its services are designed to provide businesses with data privacy
and security, compliance with regulatory requirements and greater
control and access to information.
For more information about Cintas document management services,
visit www.cintas.com/documentmanagement.
About Cintas Corporation:
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cintas Corporation provides
highly specialized services to businesses of all types. Cintas
designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform
programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies,
promotional products, first aid and safety products, fire
protection services and document management services to
approximately 900,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company
traded over the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTAS, and
is a Nasdaq-100 company and component of the Standard & Poor's
500 Index.
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