2011 Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility ... - Cintas

310,000 tons ofpaper recycledDocument ShreddingIn the last nine years, we have acquired almost 100 companies in the document destruction, storageand imaging business, making us one of the largest providers in the world. In fiscal 2011, those facilitiesrecycled more than 310,000 tons of shredded documents into reusable paper products. The environmentalimpact of that work is staggering. Last year alone, it saved:• Trees: 8,022,881• Net Energy: 10,015,983 million BTUs, the equivalent of about 110,066 homes/year• Greenhouse Gases: 1,867,659,938 pounds CO2, the equivalent of about 169,587 cars/year• Wastewater: 6,890,048,778 gallons, the equivalent of about 10,433 swimming pools• Solid Waste: 595,950,243 pounds, the equivalent of about 21,284 garbage trucksTrees Saved *8,022,8816,633,9176,879,9602009 2010 2011* Environmental impact estimates were based onthe Environmental Paper Network Paper Calculator.For details, visit www.papercalculator.org.SmartShred TM Days Create a Greener Globe9Cintas hosted free, secure shred days in more than 200 communitiesaround the U.S. and partnered with the National Foundation of CreditCounseling to co-sponsor 150 more shred days as part of ProtectYour Identity Week/Secure Your Identity Month. The events helpedmore than 24,000 consumers protect their identities from theft andgenerated more than 566 tons of recycled paper. One event, GoodRiddance Day in Times Square, even broke the Guinness World Recordfor most paper collected in 24 hours.