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E.F. Winslow knows first hand the importance of working together to preserve and protect the beauty and natural resources of Cape Cod. At E.F. Winslow, we understand the importance of offering and promoting efficient, innovative and earth friendly home, bath and kitchen fixtures and other products to our customers. E.F. Winslow offers environmentally conscious products that have been designed to conserve our natural resources while maintaining the highest level of quality performance and design. We also continue to make great efforts to: make our own operations environmentally sound; conserve resources and energy; and minimize the use of hazardous materials and reduce the generation of waste.
At E.F. Winslow we are dedicated to being an environmentally responsible organization, neighbor and employer.
Key Elements of Our Environmental Policy · Strict compliance with all applicable national, state, provincial and local laws and regulations for the protection of the environment by each of our business units. We also seek out appropriate opportunities to go beyond legal requirements where there are economically feasible opportunities to improve. · Continuing business practices that are environmentally sound, prevent pollution, conserve resources and energy, minimize the use of hazardous materials and reduce waste. · Seeking opportunities to make our environmental performance better. · We will continue to promote the installation of high quality, energy efficient products. By providing the most energy efficient products available, we will assist our customers in lowering their water and energy use and the greenhouse gas releases that result from that energy generation. · Our employees participate in extensive training so that we can offer the latest, most energy efficient products to our customers, including wind and solar power. · E.F. Winslow is dedicated to being an environmentally responsible neighbor in the Cape Cod communities in which we provide services. This means, at a minimum, we will comply with all applicable national, state, provincial and local laws and regulations for the protection of the environment. We also encourage efforts by our people to go beyond legal requirements where there are economically feasible opportunities to improve environmental protection. What else is E.F. Winslow doing to be Earth Friendly? Gas Conservation
With over 50 trucks on the road each day, E.F. Winslow makes every effort possible to improve driving habits and reduce fuel consumption. Through our investment in GPS technology we are able to make MORE EFFICIENT USE OF VEHICLES
- Improved Route Efficiency, and reduced Travel Time
- Lower speeds provide an average fuel savings of 12 percent around town and 14 percent on longer trips.
- Reduced Idling - Excessive idling can waste up to 800 gallons of fuel annually for the average service truck or vehicle. Reduced idling offers an average fuel savings of 19 percent. Earth-friendly refrigerants
The installation of cooling systems that use the latest in refrigerant technology reflects our ongoing commitment to developing innovative products that maintain a comfortable home environment, while helping preserve the global environment. Various U.S and international laws and regulations require the eventual phase-out of refrigerants known as HCFCs and CFCs because of their negative effect on the earth's ozone layer if released into the atmosphere.
Low Flow Products
E.F. Winslow installs a variety of products that conserve water by using less water to do the work of a higher flow rate.
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