ArborScape Sustainability Policy
Environmental Sustainability
Per the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
Sustainability is based on a simple principle: everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations. Sustainability is important to making sure that we have and will continue to have, the water, materials, and resources to protect human health and our environment.
Future Generations Depend On Smart, Sustainable Practices
And We Believe the “Little Things” Can Make All The Difference.
Our Sustainability Practices
REUSE
We reuse available materials to fix equipment and also purchase equipment which can be used for different types of tree care jobs.
RECYCLE
Debris is used to create wood and finer mulch for soil amendments and composting. 90% of tree debris is recycled with the remaining 10% sold as a soil amendment.
REPURPOSE
When we help preserve your tree, it also helps keep an active receptacle for stored carbon, an important function in controlling atmospheric balance.
Sustainable Business Practices
Besides helping trees we also have tackled some of the problems many business have in becoming more sustainable. Since the beginning, ArborScape has tried to make sure chippers and trucks aren’t run excessively when on site. We re-use available materials to fix equipment and also purchase equipment which can be used for different types of tree care jobs. This reduces our footprint.
In 2018 we became more ambitious acquiring hybrid vehicles to cut gas consumption. That larger investment has been successful for smaller vehicles. However, we’re still frustrated by the lack of available bucket and dump trucks in the hybrid category but hope to invest in solutions that work for the landscape industry.
Sustainability Principles
- The more we help your trees, the more it helps the environment.
- We view our whole business as helping trees.
- A unique and satisfying part of running an arborist practice.
Tree Recyling
Remember ArborScape during the holiday season to have your Christmas tree recycled!