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February 26, 2010

J&J Industries wins GSA award for environmental focus

Submitted by J&J Industries Dalton Daily Citizen

DALTON — Dalton-based J&J Industries has been selected as a winner of a 2009 Evergreen Award. This award, presented by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), recognizes efforts in recycling, affirmative procurement and waste reduction. J&J Industries provides carpet for GSA through its lead brand, J+J/Invision.

Four businesses received awards. J&J Industries received its award in the furnishings category.

“These companies have done an outstanding job in making environmentally friendly options available to GSA client agencies and are committed to demonstrating that green products are a viable option for customers and businesses alike,” said acting regional administrator and FAS regional commissioner Linda Chero. “We are honored to partner with companies that help to create a more sustainable environment and help build a greener future.”

Winners are selected based on five criteria: waste prevention, recycling, affirmative procurement, environmental preferability and model facility.

J&J Industries’ environmental initiatives are centered around EnAct, an organization-wide focus on reducing, recycling, reusing and creating a healthier, more sustainable environment. Some significant EnAct accomplishments the company described in its Evergreen entry include collecting more than 70,000 pounds of recyclable materials from the Associate Recycling program; diverting more than 84,000 pounds of waste each year from landfills through the R4 sample and architect folder return program; recycling 10 times the amount of industry waste that was landfilled in 2008; and achieving significant reductions in waste management, water consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and electrical consumption.

“This award is a significant acknowledgment for J&J Industries. It represents the hard work and extreme focus of sustainability that our company and employees have felt passionately about for many years,” said David Jolly, president and chief operating officer of J&J Industries.

GSA’s Evergreen Award Program was developed in 1998 to support the federal government’s environmental initiatives.

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