After a year-long initiative to become a 100 percent green company, INIT (Innovations in Transportation Inc.) in Chesapeake, VA, received the Zero Waste to Landfill Certification from TFC Recycling, which collects, processes, and markets recyclable materials in Virginia and North Carolina and guided INIT during the process.

INIT’s efforts to attain the green initiative went beyond recycling and composting. TFC Recycling awarded the certificate to INIT because of its use of the “single stream” recycling process, which allows them to dispose of plastic, paper, and glass recyclables in one recycling container. Other initiatives included the installation of light and motion detectors and energy-efficient hand dryers, as well as placing recycling bins at each work station. Management even purchased two bikes for employees to use for errands around town.