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Stearns’ Sustainability Legacy
Stearns Packaging Corporation’s environmental commitment has endured since 1964. That year’s pioneering innovation of premeasured cleaning products in portion-control was just the beginning of Stearns’ sustainability leadership.
Today, Stearns’ Dispenser-Free® technology continues to serve the well-being of the built environment and its population with products and control systems that reduce the use of resources and energy
Stearns Packaging’s sustainability commitment embraces respect for our customers, our community, and our world. In partnership with the leading environmental protection and certification agencies, Stearns Packaging’s Dispenser-Free® technology delivers tangible, verifiable performance, safety, and environmental benefits. New, greener, sustainable chemistry and source-reduced premeasured packaging technology reduces everyone’s footprint.
Sustainability Milestones:
- 1965: Kroger Stores partner with Stearns Packaging to develop premeasured store floor maintenance program.
- 1968, May issue, Modern Packaging magazine, 3-page feature on Stearns Packaging titled “Now—problem liquids in a pouch”. The article proclaims “..economy…vastly reduced shipping weight…now such a package has achieved successful commercial reality in three important applications.”
- 1978: Stearns Premeasured line repositioned for janitorial distributor channel.
- 1979: Oil crisis puts national spotlight on energy conservation. Wire services feature item on nation’s business pages. “Stearns’ Proposal ‘Stop Shipping Water!’”
- 1991: 20th anniversary of Earth Day. Water Flakes® line of water-soluble premeasured packets developed. Zero-waste packaging achieved.
- 2004: Green Seal GS-37 Environmental Certification awarded.
- 2005: Stearns Packaging Corporation becomes key sponsor of Green Seal’s GS-42 Green Cleaning Standard.
- 2007: Dispenser-Free Control Systems® position highlights waste reduction in process and product.
- 2007: Your Green Cleaning Start-Up booklet created. 1,000’s distributed and included in ST-902 and ST-849A Green Cleaning Starter Kits.
- 2008: Water Flakes® water-solubles achieve EPA’s Design for the Environment (DfE) recognition.
- 2008: Jungle Jake®, Extreme Green® and Extra-Strength Cleaner Concentrate recognized by EPA’s Design for the Environment (DfE).
Quality Commitment:
The employees of Stearns Packaging Corporation are committed to providing quality innovative products, on time, that consistently meet or exceed our customers’ requirements and expectations.
Sustainability Commitment:
The natural beauty of southern Wisconsin and the progressive character of its people are in harmony with Stearns’ longstanding example of good corporate citizenship. Stearns Packaging was a conscientious manufacturer of environmentally-preferable cleaning products decades before “sustainability” took on its present meaning.
For Stearns Packaging Corporation, sustainability will always mean applying resources in a way that will allow people to meet their needs today and in the future.
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Stearns Packaging Corporation
Sustainability Statement
August 14, 2008
At Stearns Packaging Corporation, we have maintained an unwavering commitment to our customers, to our workers, and to environmental sustainability since our inception in 1945. To ensure earth-friendly corporate practices, Stearns promotes innovation in product formulation, package design, sensible use of resources, and elimination of waste.
- Our ongoing efforts are focused on the development and extensive use of non-toxic cleaning products shipped in source-reduced recyclable premeasured packs. We integrate environmentally preferred chemistry, Dispenser-Free Control Systems®, and source-reduced, recyclable packaging.
- Our latest formulations meet the stringent Green Seal GS-37 criteria, U.S. Green Building Council standards, and the U.S. EPA’s “Design for the Environment” recognition program; EPA / DfE.
- Our premeasured products and Dispenser-Free Control Systems® reduce packaging by up to 90%. These innovations give Stearns the lowest carbon footprint of any cleaning system in the industry.
- Using safe, environmentally-preferable concentrates and source-reduced, recyclable packaging reduces shipping costs, landfill fees and the waste associated with plastic gallons, pails and drums.
Our concept of producing safe formulations in a premeasured platform ensures accurate measurement and enhanced safety while it exemplifies our commitment to environmental accountability.
Based in Madison, Wisconsin, a city renowned for its progressive policies, Stearns is dedicated to reduce, reuse, and recycle. We strive to meet the environmental needs of our customers, our community and our planet.
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Stearns Packaging is a manufacturer and packager of specialty chemical products located in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
For more than 60 years, the Stearns brand has meant performance, value, and integrity to business, industry, and consumers. |
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