Whole Foods Market West Orange, NJ                                       

 

A local business committed to the energy diet by doing the following:

 

Incorporating the latest technology in energy efficient lighting including compact fluorescents, ceramic metal halides – saving around 58,000 kWh/year compared to traditional fixtures

 

  •               Our 365 Compact Flourescent bulbs are found in our cleaning products and paper goods aisle. Our friendly team members will help you find them! Changing the bulbs in your home or office from traditional incandescents to compact fluorescents is an easy and important energy-saving action that we all can take.

  • CFL Lamps

 

We Recycle!

We Recycle

           We Recycle! Whole Foods Market Recycles a variety of by products from operations including cardboard, stretch plastic, containers, and compost.

 

Computerized controls save energy.

  • All of our refrigeration and HVAC units are connected to a centralized computer system that monitors their performance 24 hours a day/7 days a week.


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A customized HVAC system designed specifically for the geographic location
 

 

Each of our stores has their refrigeration system custom designed for their location. Each new store that is built uses the latest and greatest technology available.

Our Green Mission is what we call our commitment to the environment.

  • All of our team members participate in the mission. We have bulletin boards where we post news and information about our eco-initiatives.

  • Mission Statement

 

We use energy efficient lighting. Our stores use a mix of compact fluorescent bulbs, high-efficiency straight fluorescents, and ceramic metal halide fixtures.


  Lighting
CFL Lamps


Technology provides lots of ways to save energy. In our freezers we use anti-sweat controls to regulate when the doors go into defrost cycles, rather than keeping the doors constantly heated.

control
Refrigeration Control



Be Green when you dine.

We offer a full scope of recycling options for customers dining with us, including reusable green bowls at our food bars and a mug discount when you BYO.


We offer a full scope of recycling options for customers dining with us, including reusable green bowls at our food bars and a mug discount when you BYO.



We recycle our old fluorescent bulbs

We recycle our old fluorescent bulbs

Jen showing a Recycle Pack.

Each pach holds at least 50 used lamps,



Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

Truck retrning pallets, milk boxes, & other recycled matterial to the distribution center

Whole Foods carries recycling back to our distribution center on the trucks that have dropped off product

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated: August 28, 2007