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to develop our environmental strategy . Once we have adequately lessened our own carbon footprint , we ’ re going to drive it further down our supply chain .
“ Then , going forward , we ’ ll ensure that all the products we bring to the marketplace in the future have the lowest possible carbon footprints . This will involve a lot of work with our supply chain partners , even down to the packaging that we use , and for which we ’ re already investigating several returnable options .
“ Through looking closer at our operations , here at HQ ,” Marc concludes , “ we have determined that we use around 142,000 gallons of water each month . Now , based on the square footage of our roofs , calculated against Houston ’ s average rainfall , through a rainwater reclamation system , we would actually stand to collect around 185,000 gallons .
“ By filtering and treating this newfound source of water in-house , to make it potable , we would be able to not only lessen our footprint in terms of the resources that we draw upon , but also in terms of the chemicals and energy that go into preparing them .
“ It ’ s projects like this that mean so much to Lamons , because no matter their size , each of them are steps in the right direction towards a solution to the current environmental climate . I believe , as a planet , we ’ re at a crucial inflection point , and it ’ s going to take businesses such as us to lead the way . There ’ s no time to sit back and let others do the work , we want to do everything we can to support the movement .” ■
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