Go Green With Greenstar

Greenstar Shredding is part of a broader environmental solution to preserve our resources, secure our energy supply, and reduce climate change while maintaining strict security practices. After your sensitive materials have been properly destroyed, Greenstar helps your company reduce emissions through recycling. Our paper recycling process poses no threat to security issues and creates a positive environmental impact for your company.

A few facts about paper recycling:

Recycling your paper is good for the environment:

• For every ton of paper recycled, 17 trees are saved
• Every ton of paper recycled saves the energy equivalent of 165 gallons of gasoline

Recycled paper is good for the economy and goes to good use:

• In 2010, about 40% of the fiber used in new U.S. paper products  came from recycled sources
• Paper makes up over 28% of all municipal solid waste in the U.S. – and most of it could be recycled
• 63.5% of the paper consumed in the U.S. was recovered for recycling in 2010