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Keep it GREEN

Wheatsville has always been a green business leader - it's just one of the ways we, as a co-op, live up to Principle #7: Concern for Community.

GREEN ENERGY
Your co-op is part of Austin Energy’s Green Choice program which means the money we pay for utilities is used build wind farms and help Austin reach its goal of  55% renewable energy use by 2025!

20 TONS / MONTH
According to Break it Down, our recycling partner, we divert over 20 tons of cardboard, glass, plastic, metal, and food scraps between both stores each month!

100% RECOVERED FIBER
Our paper bags are made with 100% recovered fiber, 85% post consumer content.

$20 REBATE
Staff that bike to work 4x per month (8+ miles) earn a $20 monthly bike expense rebate.

KEEP IT SUNNY
If you look up at the ceiling at S.Lamar, you’ll notice about 57 bubbly looking lenses. These are called SolaTubes. They use highly reflective fiber optic tubes to direct sunlight into our store so that we don’t have to use as much electricity. During construction, these SolaTubes were very useful to help keep the job sight lit!

TO-GO
All of our deli-to go ware - boxes, plates, and napkins - are COMPOSTABLE - including utensils and straws!

SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD
All of our seafood is rated 'Best Choice' or  'Best Alternative' by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch List, and has been fished or farmed in ways that make less impact on the environment.

GREEN PARTNERS
We raised and donated $14,453 for Austin Parks Foundation in March of 2019, which helps keep our shared green spaces healthy and happy! We also host one of THE BEST breakfast stations in Austin on Bike to Work Day! JOIN US FRIDAY, MAY 17th!

BULK IT UP
Wheatsville offers bulk refills of wellness products like Dr.Bronner’s soaps, lotions and laundry detergent! Bonus points (and a high five) if you bring your own jars, containers and bags!

ODOR-FREE
Throughout the S.Lamar construction process, we chose noVOC or lowVOC building materials and paint in order to have an odor-free store.

WATERLESS
In the men’s room at S.Lamar we’ve installed a waterless urinal. This saves 1.5 gallons of water per flush! That’s means if we save 12 flushes per day, we save 6,552 gallons of water per year!

BOX IT UP
Way before Austin’s bag ban, we were offering recycled boxes and paper bags to customers. Our bags are made with 100% recovered fiber with a minimum of 85% post consumer content. They are printed with water-based inks, are Forest Stewardship Council for responsible use of forest resources.

YOU RECYCLE
We offer front-facing recycling and composting to customers, and our recycling partners at Break it Down say we’ve got the cities best sorters! They rarely see mistakes which in-turn helps them be more efficient.

RAINWATER
We also do things like rainwater capture to help us irrigate our planter boxes, use LED lights, installed low flow toilets and have added showers to S.Lamar in order to keep our bike riders pedaling

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