Kohl's earns EPA award for green purchasing

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. Kohl’s Department Stores announced that the company has received a Gold Achievement Award for Green Purchasing from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WasteWise Partnership. The award recognizes the company’s purchase and use of recycled and environmentally responsible materials throughout its operations. Kohl’s received the award on March 22 at the annual WasteWise awards ceremony in Arlington, Va.

“As an environmental leader in our industry, we’re committed to using resources wisely and continuing to identify strategies that reduce waste throughout our supply chain,” said Ken Bonning, Kohl’s EVP store planning and logistics. “We aim to make environmentally responsible choices when it comes to the materials we use, how we use them and how we transport them. While waste reduction initiatives like our recycling program and shipping efficiencies are beneficial for our business, we’re inspired by their positive, long-term environmental benefit.”

Kohl’s has been an active member of EPA’s WasteWise Partnership since January 2007. EPA launched WasteWise in January 1994 as a voluntary partnership program designed to help organizations implement practical methods for reducing municipal solid waste. The program has more than 2,000 partners nationwide and focuses on three elements of waste reduction – waste prevention, recycling and buying or manufacturing recycled content products.