What conservation practices are taking place in your shop — air and water treatment, recycling, energy conservation, waste management, etc.? Are you conveying these practices to your customers? Are they even asking about your “green practices?”
Dan Riccolo, Morris Granite, Morris, IL:We utilize a water treatment system. Also, we use gray water for cooling diamond tooling when appropriate. Our scraps are crushed and used for road base underlayment. The heat from the compressor is captured and used to help heat the workshop when required. Cans and paper are recycled through a city program, and grass clippings are mulched back into the yard.