May 14, 2001
For Immediate Release
CORPORATE EXPRESS ALASKA RECEIVES GREEN STAR AWARD
Green Star, an Anchorage-based nonprofit organization dedicated to rewarding waste reduction, pollution prevention, and energy conservation efforts, has awarded Corporate Express Alaska the Green Star Award for commitment to environmental responsibility. Companies must comply by at least twelve of the eighteen Green Star Standards to receive the Award. Corporate Express Alaska has a strong environmental policy that includes an extensive recycling and energy conservation program. In a recent inter-office spring-cleaning, Corporate Express collected over 6,000lbs of recyclable material in their Anchorage office. This impressive effort in Alaska has now become a Corporate Express national policy. In a ceremony before the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce and local businesses, Corporate Express Alaska was given the Green Star Award today, May 14, 2001. Ernie Daniels, president of Corporate Express Alaska accepted the Award. For more information about the Green Star Award or any of the Green Star programs, contact Green Star at (907) 278-7827. Send email to betsy@greenstarinc.org. Visit Green Star’s web site at www.greenstarinc.org.
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