Rutt HandCrafted Cabinetry Environmental Brochure

REC YC LI NG PROG RAM
The Recycling Program at Rutt endeavors to reduce
waste at our manufacturing facility, promote the recycling of materials, and maintain a clean, environmentally conscious workplace. Every year Rutt recycles
tons of solid waste including wood waste, paper, plastic, cardboard, and spent solvents. The following is a
brief summary of our 2008 recycling efforts:
• 400 TONS OF WOOD WASTE DOWNCYCLED FOR USE AS
ANIMAL BEDDING
• 960 CUBIC YARDS OF WOOD WASTE DOWNCYCLED FOR
USE AS LANDSCAPING MULCH
• 26 1/2 TONS OF CARDBOARD, PAPER, AND PLATIC RECYLED
• OVER 8 TONS OF 5 GALLON FINISH PAILS RECYCLED
128 LIGHT BULBS RECYLED
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILTY
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After taking care to use only the finest materials crafted by the most skilled artisans with the highest standards of
quality and concern for the environment, Rutt protects all cabinetry with our Lifetime Limited Warranty.
© 2011 Rutt HandCrafted Cabinetry
Environmental Commitment
It is Rutt HandCrafted Cabinetry’s company-wide objective to fully incorporate leading environmental
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practices, polices and standards throughout our organization — from our suppliers through final delivery to our customers. Our environmental responsible extends to include selecting, educating, and embracing suppliers based on their commitment to similar environmental practices including sustainable or
recycled raw materials as well as low emissions products where applicable.
The mark of responsible forestry
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RUTT: a green solution for
your cabinetry and millwork needs
INDOOR AIR QUALITY
In the recent several years research has shown that people spend as much as 90 percent of their time
indoors. Growing scientific studies have also concluded that the air within home and other buildings
can be more polluted than the air we breathe outdoors. Two common sources of indoor air pollution
is known to be urea formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products used in cabinetry and
furniture, along with the volatile organic compounds found in finish coatings. Rutt is not only concerned about the air quality in your home, but the air our craftspeople and surrounding community
breathe is of concern as well. We continually work with industry leaders in both the coatings and
composite wood product sectors to test, implement, and promote new technologies that reduce the
use of urea formaldehyde and VOC’s in our products.
KCMA ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
PROGRAM CERTIFICATION
Rutt is proud to be certified by the Kitchen Cabinet Manufactures
Association’s (KCMA) third-party ANSI accredited Environmental
Stewardship Program (ESP). The ESP Program provides the only
standards for manufacturers in the Kitchen and Bath cabinet industry
that truly defines and measures the holistic environmental performance of a manufacturing enterprise—not just its end products.
COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCTS
The KCMA’s Environmental Stewardship
To this point, the composite wood products used in the construction of Rutt cabinetry complies with
Program has been named as the benchmark
phase 1 of the California Air Resources Board’s Airborne Toxic Control Measure emissions standard
medium density fiberboard.
serve your investment in Rutt cabinetry. For a select
group of stain and paint color selections Rutt offers the
option of a GreenGuard Indoor Air Quality Certified®
Points toward ESP certification are awarded
based on compliance in the following categories:
• Air Quality
• Product Resource Management
• Process Resource Management
• Environmental Stewardship
• Community Relations
finish. Contact your local authorized Rutt HandCrafted
The ESP certification program provides you with piece-of-mind that
Cabinetry dealership for more information.
your Rutt ESP Certified cabinetry is good for your home, your family,
and the environment.
Material Safety Data Sheets available upon request.
For more information about the Forest Stewardship Council we encourage you visit
www.fscus.org.
ing Standard™.
products include hardwood plywood, particleboard, and
lyzed conversion varnish finishes to protect and pre-
Rutt is able to provide FSC-certified cabinetry*
as an option in both our framed and frameless
cabinetry lines, including but not limited to,
species such as American Black Cherry, Black
Walnut, and South American Mahogany.
Home Builder’s ANSI-approved Green Build-
ite wood products in the world. These composite wood
In addition, Rutt uses premium quality low-VOC cata-
Rutt HandCrafted Cabinetry is certified under
the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) Standard for Chain of Custody Certification. The
FSC is an international organization that promotes environmentally appropriate, socially
beneficial, and economically viable management
of the world's forests. FSC Chain of Custody
Certification means that a company meets strict
tracking requirements for ensuring raw materials used to create a wood or paper product originated from a well managed FSC-certified forest.
for cabinets by the National Association of
93120-93120.12 title 17. The CARB ATCM currently has the tightest emissions regulations for compos-
FINISHES
© 1996 Forest Stewardship Council A.C.
* It should be noted that only products identified
as such are FSC–certified and not all Rutt
cabinetry holds FSC certification.