22
April
2019
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09:50 AM
America/New_York
HE&R Celebrates Earth Day All Year Long
Even though Earth Day is honored and celebrated one day of the year, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts (HE&R) recognizes the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling every day. HE&R continuously works with employees, guests, suppliers and partners on ways to reduce our environmental footprint. Through HE&R's concentrated recycling efforts, in 2018 the company conserved the following resources:
- 80.9 tons of paper.
- 8.1 tons of plastic.
- 8.1 tons of aluminum.
- 242.8 tons of cardboard.
- 27,977 gallons of used cooking oil.
- 28.3 tons of glass.
- 2,000 lbs of crayons donated to The Crayon Initiative from all company restaurants.
- 2,775 lbs of fresh produce donated from Hershey Community Garden.
- 4,073 lbs of soap bars and plastic bottles donated to Clean the World.
- 18.6 million printed pieces had at least 10% recycled content.
- 4,857 mature trees: Enough to produce 60,177,813 sheets of newspaper.
- 1,331 cubic yards of landfill space: Enough airspace to meet the disposal needs of 1,709 people.
- 587,134 kW-hrs of electricity: Enough to power 56 hones for a full year.
- 1,313 metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Preventing greenhouse gas emissions
- 2,266,584 gallons of water: Enough to meet the fresh water needs of 30,221 people for a year.