Green Statement

Being Green at ND

St. Michael’s Laundry embraces environmental health. Here are just a few examples of how we are doing our part in the green effort:

Reducing

• the use of brown craft paper by 1,800 lbs./year.
• water usage by more than 30,000 gallons/week or 1,560,000 gallons/year.
• the need for additional energy by offsetting wash water temperatures by 45° using a heat loss recovery system.

Reusing

• approximately 67,000 metal hangers returned by customers annually.
• worn bath and table linens to make aprons and hot pads for departments.

Recycling

• 6,000 lbs. of hamper linens and poly garment bags annually.
• 4,500 lbs. of office and production paper annually.

and

• purchasing only biodegradable nonphosphate detergent.
• using a golf cart instead of an 18’ truck for smaller, on-demand deliveries and pickups.