Greenest Parts Site - Environmentally Friendly
PartsPak.com is the greenest parts site on the internet. We are aware of the huge impact that gas powered equipment has on our environment. We constantly encourage our customers to perform routine maintenance on their equipment so that their engines are running optimally. We also know that well-maintained equipment will perform for years to come instead of being sent to a landfill.
We are also aware of the huge impact that single use packaging has on the environment. We do everything in our power to reuse packaging when possible. We reuse boxes, bubble mailers, and packing material that comes in our warehouse shipments. We also advertise to our local community to get residents to supply us with their used packaging materials so that we can reuse them. We know that reducing consumption is #1. Then reusing is #2. Then recycling is #3. We periodically review items that we throw away to see if any more materials can be reused or recycled. Check out how2recycle.info for more information on how to recycle the packaging from your order.
Once you receive your order from PartsPak.com, we encourage you to reuse or recycle the packaging. Cardboard boxes and paper packing material are recyclable in your curbside recycle bins. Any plastic bags associated with your external package or individual items is typically #2 or #4 plastic and can be recycled at local stores that accept plastic bags.
We are constantly working to improve our processes and practices to be more environmentally friendly while maintaining the lowest prices compared to our competitors. This is not an easy task, but all of our employees are fully invested. Here are some environmental projects that our staff has done in the past.
2022 - We are still at it, growing native plants for environmental restoration projects. In the past 12 months, our staff has volunteered 129 hours to raise native plants. Native plants help to support wildlife in the area that they are planted. They are also good for sequestering carbon and shading the ground in order to help offset climate change.
2022 - PartsPak employees have finished a long term project to eliminate paper invoices for all of our customer packages. This will save many thousands of sheets of paper and inks from being consumed each year.
2022 - Employee, Nathan, assisted the Florida State Parks with a signage program to help protect seagrass.
2021 - Employee, Ansleigh, swapped from plastic bottled shampoo and conditioner to plastic free bar shampoo and conditioner from The Earthling Company.
2020 - Employee, Nathan, started off the year right by helping with a marine debris cleanup effort in the Florida Keys.
2019 - PartsPak has been growing & planting native trees to help restore our environment. In December, PartsPak donated 23 trees to Monroe County, Florida for restoring conservation land. In 2019, PartsPak gave away or planted a total of over 100 native trees and plants to help offset our impact on the environment.
2019 - Employee, Allison, changed out all of her home light bulbs to smart LED bulbs.
2019 - Employee, Tido, created a system that allows us to drain every last drop of oil from oil containers used in our maintenance operation.
2019 - Employees, Jon and Heidi, began car-pooling to lower their emissions as well as save some money.
2019 - Employee, Nathan, researched a method to upcycle plastic frozen food bags into shipping mailer pouches. See the youtube video here - Recycle plastic frozen food bags
2018 - Employee, Nathan, volunteered 150 hours to do tree restoration projects with the Florida State Park Service. https://www.floridastateparks.org/learn/bahia-honda-restoration-efforts
2018 - Employee, Jon, researched and created a weed killer that can be made from only safe and natural ingredients.
2018 - Employee, Tido, discontinued the use of small quart plastic bottles of marine lower unit lube at our shop. He replaced this with larger 5 gallon buckets of lube with a level pump.
2018 - Employee, Allison, stopped printing out paper paychecks and stubs for all employees. She has moved to a digital system.
2018 - Employee, Clint, researched ways to reduce water usage for toilets.
2018 - Employee, Heidi, developed a new method of handling one portion of our purchase orders. This new method has saved over 600 sheets of paper in a year's time.
2018 - Employee, Ansleigh, researched single use plastics and ordered an eco-friendly tooth brush and bamboo straw.
2018 - Employee, Mary, researched and implemented a project to reuse plastic bottles and create environmentally safe mosquito traps.
2018 - Employee, Jon, used excess large cardboard boxes to act as weed mat for his garden.
2018 - Employee, Nathan, volunteered 33 hours to do sea grass restoration projects. https://www.floridastateparks.org/volunteer-spotlight-nathan-collins
2018 - Employee, Nathan, volunteered with Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) to document fish species.
2017 - Employee, Nathan, volunteered with Upper Keys Action Network (UKAN) to develop ways to encourage a reduction in single-use plastics.
2017 - Employee, Nathan, volunteered with REEF to document fish species.
2016 - Employee, Nathan, volunteered with REEF to document fish species.
2015 - Employee, Nathan, volunteered and donated money to Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF).
2015 - Employee, Nathan, volunteered with REEF to document fish species.
