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Grey Steel. Green Commitment
In 1976, Rob Forbes started Exchange-A-Blade on the premise that if you make something, you should take responsibility for it too – a decision he made at a time when green was just another colour.
Exchange-A-Blade’s commitment to reducing, reusing, and recycling is the very core of their business. In fact, over the past 5 years alone, the Exchange-A-Blade program has kept over 1 million used saw blades out of our landfills.
We’ve learned a lot in the last 30 years and when it comes to the environment, we’ve learned that actions speak louder than words:
1. We introduced the concept of “Buy It, Use It, Exchange It” in 1976 and continue to refine it today. Our business model provides people with an incentive to return used items. When customers bring back a used product, we exchange it for a new one at a fraction of the original price. We either remanufacture or recycle items that are returned to us - keeping them out of the landfill.
2. We introduced the Exchange-A-Blade Eco-Centres. These displays feature all our products in one easy-to-browse location within stores. Look for one in your local home improvement store!
3. We believe that we’re all in this together. We have set up Recycle Depots at participating home improvement stores across North America and we encourage customers to drop off any metal power tool accessories. All the material that we collect is scrapped and recycled into usable steel products.
4. Nothing added. Nothing taken away. Our business is focused on providing power tool accessories of uncompromising quality and durability. We strive to limit the use of environmentally harmful additives and elements, that’s why we don’t chromium plate our blades. It is an unnecessary step that does not improve performance and yields a toxic and harmful by-product both in the manufacturing and recycling process.
5. We sell power tool accessories, not plastic packaging. Our policy of minimal product packaging reduces the amount of waste material generated by Exchange-A-Blade products. Where possible, we try to ensure that any packaging we use has post consumer content and is recyclable.
6. It’s a business practice and people practice. All our employees are encouraged to re-use or recycle all paper products, packaging materials, manufacturing waste and more. We are continually searching for more environmentally friendly ways to conduct our business and minimize our impact on the environment.
7. We are members of the Recycling Council of British Columbia. As members, we work with like-minded organizations to collect knowledge, share information and make recommendations on specific topics like recycling, refurbishing and packaging. All this with the ultimate goal of becoming a zero waste economy.
