Ideas to help the environment: Just replaced my Rav4 with a Prius;
we have a mantra at our house "try to use all things two times" so when we
wash lettuce we save the water for the shrubs, whenever we need to wash
anything off with a hose we do it over the driest part of the yard; all wood
or stone from landscape projects become new projects -- break up small
pieces of flagstone and use them to help the flower pots drain; use pieces
of 4x4 to raise up the pots on the deck; make a potting bench out of a
mixture of all the left over wood and don't worry that they don't match.
Teko is the proud socks sponsor of the DART adventure racing team. Check out there website for more info: http://www.dirtworld.com/RACES/TEAM/dart/sponsors.asp
We are quite pleased to have Teko socks at both of our store locations here in town. We love the fact that Teko places so much emphasis on sustainability and environmentally responsible conduct without sacrificing in terms of product quality or customer service. Hopefully, more and more companies will follow suit in reducing their harmful impacts on the world around them.
Our company began as a Birkenstock specialty store thirty-two years ago. Our home store is now the third oldest store in the country and our second location is going on three years strong as a provider of quality footwear and services in Lincoln, NE. Both of our brick-and-mortar locations operate in coordination with virtual store-fronts, which means we deal with a lot of shipping, both sending and receiving. Subsequently, we also deal with a large volume of shipping materials, such as; dozens of large cardboards boxes, packing tape and materials, labels, paperwork...you get the idea.
We do our very best to recycle and reuse these materials on a daily basis. We take large volumes of recyclable cardboard to the appropriate dumpster on a weekly basis. We re-use boxes for shipping to our customers, often shipping one brand of shoes in another brand's packaging. When it is time for a given box to be retired, he is taken to be recycled with the other items. Packing materials are stockpiled and reused as often as possible; otherwise, they are also taken to the recycling bin. Quite frequently we will recycle shoe boxes for our customers should they decide to wear a given shoe out of the store.
In addition to recycling, many of our employees are make attempts to use alternate modes of transportation. Whether it is an 8-10 block walk to the downtown store, or a six-mile bike ride to the south location, we try to encourage one another to be healthier and more efficient as often as possible. Thanks for everything!!
Sincerely,
Joel Webber
I am a co-manager on a 450 acre farm in northern Virginia. We are
currently working towards making the farm a certified organic enterprise.
We use bio-diesel to power all of our vehicles, tractors, and other
equipment. All of our electric power, which covers our housing, barns,
dairy, and electric fences, is supplied through solar energy. Our natural
water sources are protected under conservation grants. The entire facility
recycles all of its trash. Overall, we work hard to protect the
environment, while using the environment to produce farm raised eggs, milk,
meat, wool, vegetables, and honey which we sell at local farmers markets.
Instead of using gas guzzling cars and trucks, I choose to run. Not only does running save money (and the environment) but it will make you healthier too. I love wearing my Teko socks as I run around town!
