Danbury Business Receives State DEEP GreenCircle Award

By Barbara Heins & Wendy Ann Mitchell

A Danbury business is one of 16 individuals and businesses recognized Tuesday by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) for their efforts to protect the environment and natural resources during a GreenCircle awards ceremony at DEEP headquarters in Hartford.

“GreenCircle Awards presented to those businesses, organizations, and individuals today recognize the importance of their voluntary efforts that improve the environment in their communities and statewide,” DEEP Commissioner Robert Klee said in a statement.

“Through this award program, these volunteers and the work they do serve as role models for others to follow.”

Since DEEP launched the GreenCircle Award Program 16 years ago, approximately 1,085 individuals, businesses, schools and organizations have been recognized for preserving natural resources and protecting the quality of the state’s air, water and lands.

GreenCircle award winners have had a positive impact on the environment by focusing on reducing energy and water consumption, increasing recycling at their businesses, promoting conservation efforts and offering educational programming for students and families.

The Danbury business Cartus was honored at the ceremony.

Here is what the DEEP said about the firm’s green efforts:

The Cartus Conservation Committee sponsors monthly site visits from its transit vendor to inform employees on the benefits of ride sharing and promotes a yearly Cartus Ride Share Day to encourage employees to share a ride to work for one day. More than 600 employees signed up for the Nu-Ride ridesharing program and more than 350 actively use the service on a weekly basis. Cartus employees participate in Danbury’s Adopt-A-Street program and are involved in an ongoing street cleaning program in that city. At Cartus, there is also an active recycling program in the workplace and a focus on the purchase of office supplies and paper made from recycled materials.

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