It’s all about taking care of the future by doing the right things now.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ”The traditional definition of sustainability calls for policies and strategies that meet society’s present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
The concept of sustainable development was described in a 1981 White House Council on Environmental Quality report: “The key concept here is sustainable development. If economic development is to be successful over the long term, it must proceed in a way that protects the natural resource…”
Over the past 30 years, the concept of sustainability has evolved to reflect perspectives of both the public and private sectors. A public policy perspective would define sustainability as the satisfaction of basic economic, social, and security needs now and in the future without undermining the natural resource base and environmental quality on which life depends.
From a business perspective, the goal of sustainability is to increase long-term shareholder and social value, while decreasing industry’s use of materials and reducing negative impacts on the environment.
Sustainable development reflects not the trade-off between business and the environment but the synergy between them.
Our environmental policy:
To view the complete policy, click here (pdf).
“East End Resource Recovery is committed to minimizing our impacts on the environment by providing the highest quality construction and demolition debris management, resource recovery, and disposal services…”
Sustainability
It’s all about taking care of the future by doing the right things now.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ”The traditional definition of sustainability calls for policies and strategies that meet society’s present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
The concept of sustainable development was described in a 1981 White House Council on Environmental Quality report: “The key concept here is sustainable development. If economic development is to be successful over the long term, it must proceed in a way that protects the natural resource…”
From a business perspective, the goal of sustainability is to increase long-term shareholder and social value, while decreasing industry’s use of materials and reducing negative impacts on the environment.
Sustainable development reflects not the trade-off between business and the environment but the synergy between them.
To view the complete policy, click here (pdf).
“East End Resource Recovery is committed to minimizing our impacts on the environment by providing the highest quality construction and demolition debris management, resource recovery, and disposal services…”