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Mt. Hood Cleaners honored by Clackamas County

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Mt. Hood Cleaners in Sandy honored by Clackamas County for sustainable business practices

Mt Hood Cleaners and Laundry, located in Sandy, was honored earlier this month for its extraordinary commitment to recycling, waste prevention and other sustainable actions. Mt. Hood Cleaners received a BRAG Award (Business Recycling Awards Group) membership certificate and a recycled glass plaque from Sustainability Analyst Shannon Martin of the Clackamas County Office of Sustainability.

BRAG Awards go to high achieving Clackamas County businesses – those that recycle all relevant materials regularly, prevent waste with at least six ongoing activities, consistently buy recycled products and demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement.

“We realize the importance of environmental responsibility,” said Maggie Lind, Business Development Manager for Mt. Hood Cleaners. “We are committed to researching and improving our facilities to make them more sustainable and to be a healthy member of our community.”

Mt. Hood Cleaners uses organic cleaning agents for all laundry and dry cleaning, works together with their group of businesses to recycle all plastic wrap, cardboard and metal that is used in each delivery, and recycles plastic bottles, cans and office paper. The company also works with Energy Trust to monitor utility usage and is reducing energy use in a variety of ways, including retrofitting energy efficient fixtures.

Lind added, “Our environmental efforts are ongoing, we are happy to be working with Clackamas County’s Recycle at Work staff and to practice sustainability in the future.”

The Clackamas County Recycling Partnership is a cooperative of local garbage and recycling companies; the cities of Barlow, Canby, Damascus, Gladstone, Happy Valley, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Molalla, Oregon City, Sandy, West Linn and Wilsonville, and Clackamas County.

For more information, contact Shannon Martin at 503-742-4458.