KAT Green Initiative
Although we are a small business, when it comes to keeping the
environment healthy, everyone should do their part. Global warming
might or might not be due to greenhouse gasses, but improving
our lives and our world is a central part of martial arts training.
Even so, KAT spends thousands of dollars each year on energy.
Our parents and students keep spending more money every month
on gas. Here’s our plan to help everyone save money and
save the environment:
• The majority of our environmental impact comes from students
driving to class. We plan to implement a voluntary carpool system
so that people who live close and train at the same time can share
rides too and from class. Not only will this reduce emissions,
but it will save parents valuable time and money as well!
• We will use heating and air conditioning systems only
when needed. We’ll open the doors in the summertime if possible.
• We’ll continue to rely on electronic communication
systems as much as possible. We’ve already saved several
trees worth of paper from newsletters alone.
• We will bring in green recycling bins so that we can recycle
the plastic bottles that students use for juice.
• Once every few months the students will check the air
pressure in parents’ tires for free. This alone could save
you up to 10 cents per gallon of gas! If everyone in America did
this (and took off their ski racks in the summertime) the price
of gas would plummet as the demand went down.
• We’ll continue to support black belt candidates
in their service projects. Often these include cleaning a park
or other important tasks.
• Office waste paper (without sensitive information) will
be turned into scrap paper for kids to draw/color when they are
not in class.
• We’ll take energy efficiency into account when purchasing
new appliances and equipment.
• We’ll set the computers to hibernate when not in
use and turn them off in the night time.
• We recycle or reuse all of our ink and toner cartridges.
• We make sure to turn off all lights and equipment at the
end of the day unless needed.
• We use compact florescent lighting, which is much more
durable and energy efficient than incandescent lighting.
• When possible, we try to use leftover water in water bottles
to water plants and trees outside.
• We take advantage of occasional outside training opportunities.
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