Comparing Cv And Walgreens

Energy Consumption At Alpha Drugs energy consumption can improve dramatically. Currently, the only measures in place to decrease energy consumption are turning of computer monitor and half the lights at one location. Though, the server needs to stay running, there are opportunities to turn of or put to sleep the other computers and electronic products in the pharmacies The lights at the pharmacies currently stay running 356 days a year due to the inability of security camera to record with night vision or pick up low levels of light. Additionally, the current lighting at both locations is old fluorescent lighting that utilizes 40 watts, which is currently the least optimal type of light bulb available in the marketplace. Likely one of the largest consumer of electricity at the pharmacies is the outdated air conditioning and heating units. It is recommended from the Getting Green article by Wick in the Pharmacy Times that pharmacies update old equipment to new energy efficient ones and adopt energy saving heating and cooling practices, however it may be difficult to change due to the property being leased. Waste Disposal Currently the city of Anaheim, in which both Alpha Drugs pharmacies reside in, …show more content…
Both CVS and Walgreens offer reusable bags to if customers in order to reduce the waste that comes along with paper and plastic bags. The two pharmacy chains also are switching much of its lighting to LED. The lighting switch alone has helped Walgreens save enough energy to power 9000 homes a year. CVS has switched it paper source to FSC certified in order to increase the amount of recycled paper used in the organization. Even though the impact of these improvements will be greatly reduced at Alpha Drugs, sustainable initiatives such as these can be scaled down and implemented immediately at Alpha