Earth Month at Our Center

What's a carbon footprint?

We all emit greenhouse gases through our actions: through the products we manufacture, buy, or consume; through our everyday transportation, or through our energy use. All those emissions add up to our carbon footprint because they contain a lot of the element carbon (like in the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide). But all that carbon going into landfills and up into the atmosphere isn't too good for the environment. So it's a great idea to work together to make the world a greener place!

Join us in taking steps to reduce our impact on the planet. Here are some ideas to consider:

• Installing low-flow water fixtures
• Switching to energy-efficient LED lightbulbs
• Charging your devices overnight when grid usage is lower
• Composting food scraps
• Recycling clothes at participating stores
• Collecting rainwater for gardening
• Carpooling

Shops

J.Jill

J.Jill hosts an annual Gently Worn Clothing Drive to support women in need through the J.Jill Compassion Fund. Check local store for timing.
https://www.jjill.com/compassion

Pottery Barn

Voted most sustainable home furnishings retailer by Barrons for the last seven years, Pottery Barn has planted 4.8 million trees with the Arbor Day Foundation. Look for sustainable labels on products: organic, sustainably sourced, fair trade, handcrafted, certified nontoxic, and plant a tree!
https://www.potterybarn.com/pages/our-commitments/

Williams-Sonoma

Sustainably sourced products are marked with organic, FSC, OEKO-TEX, Greenguard Gold, Fair Trade, and/or Hand-crafted labels. Over 97% of cotton is responsibly sourced, and nearly 100 million liters of water have been saved through the use of organic cotton.
https://www.williams-sonoma.com/pages/williams-sonoma/sustainability/

Dining

Chipotle

Chipotle is one of the first national restaurant brands to commit to goals on local and organic produce. It is also the first national restaurant brand to commit to using only responsibly raised meat with some of the highest animal welfare standards. Chipotle diverted 50% of its waste from landfills in 2021 and is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030.
https://www.chipotle.com/values

Panda Express

Panda Restaurant Group understands that the future of their restaurants can only be as bright as the planet on which they reside, so they’re reducing their carbon footprint and use of natural resources through several efforts including commercially compostable packaging, oil recycling and energy-efficient buildings whenever and wherever possible.
https://www.pandarg.com/about-us

Starbucks

New, more sustainable Starbucks cold cups are made with up to 20 percent less plastic.
The tall, grande, venti and trenta cups, will keep more than 13.5 million pounds of plastic from landfills each year. Plan to drink your coffee in the café? Ask for a non-disposable cup! https://about.starbucks.com/stories/2024/new-more-sustainable-starbucks-cold-cups-are-made-with-up-to-20-percent-less-plastic/