Greener Living at GT
As caring members of the community, we are working hard to reduce waste and energy consumption, implement efficient recycling programs, and educate our team to make better environmental decisions. Every little bit helps!
Reduce
Energy conservation offers a tremendous potential for saving the environment and saving money. It's a win-win situation!
- We're using more efficient T8 fluorescent lighting in our stores to save energy.
- We've replaced old refrigeration equipment with new, more energy efficient ones.
- We've installed programmable thermostats to adjust store temperatures when closed.
- At night, we're covering our grocery freezers with better-insulated lids to save energy.
- We're using solar energy at our Ottawa Distribution Centre to heat the facility.
As a result, in 2007 we consumed 5% less electricity than we did in 2006.
close X
Recycle
Living green means recycling more materials in our stores and offices to reduce waste in landfills and decrease consumption of our natural resources.
- In 2009, we recycled 781,000 kg of cardboard and paper.
- We also recycle plastic hangers and shrinkwrap. Since starting this program in August 2006, we have been able to reduce the number of garbage pick-ups by 46%.
- Most Giant Tiger stores offer plastic bag recycling depots (see our Store Locator for exact locations).
- Our plastic shopping bags contain 10% recycled material and are manufactured domestically.
close X
Reuse
By changing our habits, we can develop more efficient ways to reuse materials to save our planet and reduce overall expenditures.
- We reuse our plastic hangers as long as possible.
- We repurpose incoming packing material such as large plastic garment bags for other uses in the store.
- Unsold merchandise is donated to charities instead of being taken to landfill sites.
- We encourage you to use reusable shopping bags as much as possible. In fact we'll give you 3¢ off your purchase for every reusable bag you use.
close X
