Locally Owned & Independent
This badge indicates that the Inner Light Design nourishes and supports the Boulder economy because:
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The business is privately held, not publicly traded.
- The business owners, totaling greater than 50% of the business ownership, live within 100 miles of the business’s legal address.
- The business is based in the state where the owners live, having no corporate or national headquarters outside the state.
- The business can make independent decisions regarding the name and look of the business, as well as all business purchasing practices, and distribution.
- The business pays all marketing, rent, and other business expenses without assistance from a corporate headquarters.
99% Organic Material Composted
Inner Light Design currently composts 99% of all organic material that passes through the business. In this case that is snacks and meals. The 1% not composted are meat and fish scraps that cannot be put into the on-site composter because it would draw animals.
Reduced Waste Program
Trash is a human invention. We eliminate it simply by choosing to do so, both through better design and by properly channeling material streams through our businesses, communities and personal lives. Businesses displaying the reduced waste program badge are in the process of moving towards zero waste.
Inner Light Design recycles all paper office materials and mail. We also recycle all plastic, cans, and aluminum. Since 99% of our organic material is composted, the only trash we produce is non-recyclable plastic. This turns out to be about one 13 gallon trash bag worth every 3 months. That's the only trash we have!
Reuse
Here at Inner Light Design, we are always looking for ways to reuse things rather than throw them away. We use both sides of paper whenever we can. We share office materials here on LocalShare and always look to use recycled and found materials in the promotional products we create.
Water Conservation
We practice water conservation and conserve approximately 200 gallons of water per month with the use of faucet aerators and easy-off faucet switches.
