GREEN INITIATIVES
Inter-Coastal Electronics is making the effort to reduce its environmental footprint. By managing assets to maximize usefulness and minimize waste, each of us can save money, contribute to environmental quality and reduce exposure to federal and state regulations. This page represents ICE's green efforts and initiatives.
Energy Conservation
- Switching out general lighting with energy efficient models
- Changing flourescent tubes to Energy Star products
- Operating high power demand equipment (Powder Coat Ovens) during off-peak hours
- Turning off all desktop computers at night
- Turning off all air-conditioning at night
- Consolidating printers
- Updating the chiller to a more efficient model
Water Conservation
- Converted all grass landscaping to xeriscape landscaping
- Installed drip system on a timer
Working Towards 100% Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Compliance
Eliminating four heavy metals and two brominated flame retardants
- Lead (Pb)
- Hexavalent Chromium (Cr + 6)
- Mercury (Hg)
- Cadmium (Cd)
- Polybrominated Biphenyl (PBB)
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE)
Batteries Recycled Locally
- Lead Acid
- Ni Cad
- NHM
- Lithium Ion
- Alkaline
Demilitarization of Government Furnished Property
- Salvaging usable components for reuse in other products
- Removing usable metals for recycling
- Refurbishing old equipment for reuse
Printing Only As Needed
- Working to reduce paper waste by 50 percent, beginning with 2-sided printing and copying, electronic documents and online collaboration
- Recycling office and computer paper locally
- Moving towards a paperless workplace