Geography of “Stuff” March 1st
Leila Chapa
Geography-140-001
Dr. Joni Palmer
As markets grow worldwide, the pressure on natural resources continues to grow as well. This is causing many companies to look at different ways of developing their product. For many producers, by just looking at the life cycle of their product, they learn that they can reduce operating costs, including lowering their energy consumption and raw material use. Recycling alone does not look at the big environmental picture. For Example, the Levis Strauss jeans company suggests wearing jeans for a longer duration between washings. They illustrate how this will save natural resources and emissions during the consumption phase of the product. National …show more content…
In Perrysberg, Ohio they have built a solar farm in which they draw 22% of their electricity. One billion crayons and seven hundred million markers are made from solar power. Crayola is also starting to make the barrels of their markers black instead of white, which allows for more recyclable plastic. This gives second lives to over a million pounds of plastic bottles. The life cycle of a Crayola marker, however, does not end in the landfill. Recently Crayola launched an initiative called “Crayola Color Cycle”. Through this initiative, K-12 schools throughout the US and Canada collect used markers and send them to conservation facilities where they will be turned into fuel for burning. Crayola is certified by the Equal Employment Opportunity(EEO). They do not discriminate against race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity. They provide jobs for people with disabilities and protect veterans. Factory worker J’Ana says “People who work at Crayola are like kids and work in a kid inspired …show more content…
Blake Mycoskie is the founder and CEO of TOMS Shoes. His recycling model is called, the “TOMS One-for-One policy”. For each shoe that is bought another shoe is given to a person in less developed countries. The company corporate responsibility statement states that the company’s focus is on the environment and economic impacts of their products. TOMS shoes are made in factories in China, Ethiopia, Argentina and the United States. The TOMS website makes a point of repeating how they are not involved in human trafficking and slavery. According to their website, employees at TOMS are provided with benefits including: medical, dental, and life insurance, health care, flexible spending accounts, paid family leave and more. They even have fitness and wellness classes at their headquarters in Los Angeles. They make their shoes by harvesting cotton and post-consumer waste to make the
Leila Chapa
Geography-140-001
Dr. Joni Palmer
As markets grow worldwide, the pressure on natural resources continues to grow as well. This is causing many companies to look at different ways of developing their product. For many producers, by just looking at the life cycle of their product, they learn that they can reduce operating costs, including lowering their energy consumption and raw material use. Recycling alone does not look at the big environmental picture. For Example, the Levis Strauss jeans company suggests wearing jeans for a longer duration between washings. They illustrate how this will save natural resources and emissions during the consumption phase of the product. National …show more content…
In Perrysberg, Ohio they have built a solar farm in which they draw 22% of their electricity. One billion crayons and seven hundred million markers are made from solar power. Crayola is also starting to make the barrels of their markers black instead of white, which allows for more recyclable plastic. This gives second lives to over a million pounds of plastic bottles. The life cycle of a Crayola marker, however, does not end in the landfill. Recently Crayola launched an initiative called “Crayola Color Cycle”. Through this initiative, K-12 schools throughout the US and Canada collect used markers and send them to conservation facilities where they will be turned into fuel for burning. Crayola is certified by the Equal Employment Opportunity(EEO). They do not discriminate against race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity. They provide jobs for people with disabilities and protect veterans. Factory worker J’Ana says “People who work at Crayola are like kids and work in a kid inspired …show more content…
Blake Mycoskie is the founder and CEO of TOMS Shoes. His recycling model is called, the “TOMS One-for-One policy”. For each shoe that is bought another shoe is given to a person in less developed countries. The company corporate responsibility statement states that the company’s focus is on the environment and economic impacts of their products. TOMS shoes are made in factories in China, Ethiopia, Argentina and the United States. The TOMS website makes a point of repeating how they are not involved in human trafficking and slavery. According to their website, employees at TOMS are provided with benefits including: medical, dental, and life insurance, health care, flexible spending accounts, paid family leave and more. They even have fitness and wellness classes at their headquarters in Los Angeles. They make their shoes by harvesting cotton and post-consumer waste to make the