TVH Increases Recycling to More than 389 Tons of Materials in 2017

TVH, a provider of replacement parts and accessories for the material handling and equipment industries, has increased its sustainable practices and has recycled more than 389 tons of paper, cardboard and other recyclable materials in 2017.
Aug. 23, 2018
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TVH39s Olathe Kan headquarters The company estimates in the past year it saved 6613 trees more than 27 million gallons of water 15 million kilowatt hours of electricity and more
TVH's Olathe, Kan., headquarters. The company estimates in the past year it saved 6,613 trees, more than 2.7 million gallons of water, 1.5 million kilowatt hours of electricity, and more.

TVH, a provider of replacement parts and accessories for the material handling and equipment industries, has increased its sustainable practices and has recycled more than 389 tons of paper, cardboard and other recyclable materials in 2017. The quantity is an increase of almost 20 tons from the previous year.

With 14 locations in the Americas, TVH believe that even small changes can make an impact on the local community and the surrounding environment. Through its recycling efforts, TVH saved:

  • 6,613 trees
  • 2,723,000 gallons of water
  • 1,556,000 kilowatt hours of electricity
  • 1,283.7 cubic yards of landfill space.

TVH is also collecting other recyclable materials such as shrink-wrap, green strapping material, cardboard and more. It also strives to use eco-friendly or recycled materials whenever possible. TVH has also implemented a lighting program that has reduced its carbon emissions by more than 200 tons. TVH has also expanded its product offering to include a range of eco-friendly products including a large offering of reconditioned parts, available for many makes and models.

TVH offers more than 37 million products from 14 locations in the Americas, with a 15th location coming soon to the northwestern U.S. The company is headquartered in Olathe, Kan.

About the Author

Michael Roth

Editor

Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.

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