Enlightening Ideas

While the hospitality industry represents 10 percent of the economy, we are the number one consumer of electricity worldwide. At RFS we are doing our part to reduce this footprint by switching to energy-efficient fluorescent lamps. This change alone can reduce energy use by up to 30 percent. Our goal is to complete a majority of these retrofits and other energy-saving measures within the next several years.

Smart Energy

When we reduce our operational impact—both consumption and emissions—we help control our overall cost of doing business. This enhanced control allows us to provide continued value to our customers. We are constantly evaluating the eciency of every system, including the way products arrive in our warehouses and the way they are stored. We’ve been able to drastically reduce our energy use through smart warehouse designs, engineering standards and ecient routing.

Recycling

Recycling has proven to be a win-win: not only does it reduce our use of energy and raw materials, but it reduces the amount of waste that we pay to sit in landfills. We have seen the powerful bene-ts of recycling everything from oil and fluids to paper, and we are excited about the results.

In a single year, we recycle 1.2 million pounds of shrinkwrap, 300,000 poinds of cardboard and 300,000 pounds of plastic slip-sheets. This recycling program has resulted in a significant reduction in our overall carbon footprint. And we expect to improve and expand our recycling efforts in the coming years.