Manufacturing businesses are not often considered to be the public’s leading environmentalists. Generally, the actions necessary to create their products, as well as to employ their labor base, result in the generation of environmental pollutants, waste water, left over raw material which is trucked to dumping stations, in addition to the usual post manufacturing, or post employee, trash. In this more consciencious era of buyer interest in responsible and “green” manufacturing, there are some manufacturers who have taken their environmental philosophies seriously, as Company policy.
Sassy Scrubs, manufacturer and e-tailer of custom created medical scrubs and hospital scrub uniforms, has consciously made the decision not to join the ranks of environmental polluters. Their philosophy is basic and double edged. Don’t create ecological pollutants and reclaim and re-use raw materials when it is able.
This philosophy has in turn caused a pleasant and unusual relationship with their clients. Company President, Karen Bradley, explains “We refuse to produce a print catalog for our scrubs and uniforms, which would generate substantial amounts of paper waste and a wasteful use of energy to produce and disseminate. We add new scrubs choices for our customers so frequently, that generation of a mailed catalog would require us to generate frequent catalogs, depleting our raw materials and using paints and other products which are ecologically hostile.”
As an alternative, Sassy Scrubs offers their entire line of scrubs on their website and update it on a regular basis, often every day. “This policy allows us to offer the most up-to-date choices for our customers, and keeps paper waste out of our local landfills.” states Bradley. Because the manufacturer’s clients are primarily nurses, Bradley feels her customer base understands and appreciates their commitment to the environment. “Our clients appreciate that we are attempting to help maintain a healthy environment by refusing to be responsible for deforestation and pollution of our waterways and they compromise their desire for a printed catalog with the ability to view our whole line of nursing scrubs right on their own computer.”
With ecologically friendly policies influencing their approach to business, manufacturing companies like Sassy Scrubs can help make a significant impact on the reduction of pollutants in our environment. Educated and responsible consumers help to support these actions, and take advantage of the greener world these businesses hope to create.
