EnviroCertified News

Let your light shine!

Let your light shine!

This article appeared in "One Man's Trash" the Spokane Regional Solid Waste Systems Winter Newsletter edited by Robyn Dunlap. EnviroCertified is a voluntary program offered to local small businesses. The program certifies businesses that have practices and policies in place which demonstrate proper management and reduction of hazardous waste. A unique partnership between agencies and non-profits provides participants with public recognition and advertising.

Companies are ‘stars’ for the environment

Sandra Hosking / Down to Earth NW Correspondent - AutoCraft, located in the Spokane Valley, is one of several Spokane area businesses that have earned the EnviroStar certification for their efforts to improve how they handle hazardous waste. Ten Spokane-area businesses have become environmental “stars” by earning certification from EnviroCertified, a free and voluntary program that evaluates the way companies handle their hazardous waste.

EnviroCertified program launches during Pollution Prevention Week

The successful EnviroCertified program in the Puget Sound area is now available to Spokane County businesses. EnviroCertified is a voluntary program that certifies small businesses that have practices and policies in place that reduce hazardous waste and protect the environment. The EnviroCertified program started in King County in 1995 and now more than 700 businesses are participating in Western Washington.