EnviroCertified Expands to 5-Star Certification

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Dave Jeffries (left) and Jeff Lovell

AutoCraft of Spokane leads the way again! In March, AutoCraft was recognized as the first 5 star certified EnviroCertified Business. AutoCraft was previously certified at the 2 star level by properly managing hazardous materials.  Moving all the way up to 5 star certification means they’re also systematically implementing best business practices in maintenance, operations, purchasing, marketing and employee education with the goal of reducing, replacing, and recycling all wastes. Two other Spokane area auto repair shops, Preedy’s Tire & Automotive and C & H Foreign Auto, moved quickly to also become five star certified. Several more shops have submitted applications. “Five Star EnviroCertified Certification is all about leadership,“ says Laurel Tomchick, EnviroCertified Program Manager for King County Local Hazardous Waste Management Program. Dave Jeffries, owner of AutoCraft and past President of the Auto Services Association of Washington (ASA-WA) Spokane Unit was instrumental in bringing EnviroCertified to Spokane in June 2010, becoming the first business certified in the EnviroCertified pilot program. Says Jeff Lovell with ASA-WA, “Our role as an association is to help our members and the environment. The EnviroCertified program fits right in to our mission statement.” “In 2011, EnviroCertified businesses throughout WA voluntarily spent over $300,000 to improve their equipment, practices, storage or disposal of hazardous and other wastes,” reported Mary Rabourn, with King County’s Local Hazardous Waste Management Program. Thank you for helping to protect the Spokane environment, river and aquifer, our sole source of drinking water.

001Who you select to provide goods and services does make a difference. AutoCraft of Spokane (www.autocraftspokane.com) is located at 16911 E. Sprague, Spokane Valley, WA 99037. 509-924-8738 Preedy’s Tire & Automotive (www.preedytire.com) is located at 703 E. Pacific, Spokane, WA 99202. 509-534-0417. C & H Foreign Auto (www.candhforeignauto.com) is located at East 620 N. Foothills Dr. Spokane, WA 99207. 509-487-9683. For more information about the Auto Services Association of WA contact Jeff Lovell, President/Executive Director, ASA-WA, 7403 Lakewood Dr. West Suite #7, Lakewood, WA 98499. www.asawa.com