All American is committed to green moving and delivery practices! We recycle all dunnage and packaging materials from your products. We’re proud to be one of the only, if not the only, moving and delivery providers in Ohio that recycles the following materials: cardboard, Styrofoam, and clear plastic.
Watch the video and read below to learn more about our eco-friendly moving and recycling practices.
We recycle over 90% of all packaging materials from our delivery services.
More than 15 tons of cardboard packaging are compressed and recycled each year through our delivery operations.
We recycle two types of Styrofoam packaging: soft, spongy Styrofoam (left) and rigid, hard Styrofoam (right).
Specialized hoppers melt and compress Styrofoam into dense, compact bricks for recycling.
These machines use internal blades to chop the Styrofoam into smaller pieces before heating it. This process releases trapped air and compresses the material into a solid, condensed form for efficient recycling and reuse.
The melted Styrofoam is then palletized and sold for reuse in manufacturing and other recycled material applications.
We use heavy-duty industrial balers and compactors to compress cardboard into dense, stackable bales for recycling. All boxes received from furniture and product shipments are broken down and recycled responsibly. We operate two large-format cardboard balers on site. These machines crush and compact cardboard into bales that can weigh up to XXX pounds each.
All American has maintained a robust recycling program since 2009. However, we have only been collecting the data below since October 2022.
These figures demonstrate the positive environmental impact of our company’s recycling efforts. Our impact is equivalent to saving 299.81 barrels of oil or planting 2,213 trees.
This data reflects the specific composition of our recycling activity, including plastics, Styrofoam, cardboard, and metals. It also accounts for the broader benefits of recycling, such as energy savings, water conservation, waste reduction, and hazardous material reduction. Energy savings are widely recognized as one of the most significant environmental benefits of recycling.
Processing recyclables into usable raw materials typically requires 21% to 96% less energy than extracting virgin materials, depending on the material type. These significant energy savings also translate into a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and overall pollution.
We aim to reduce plastic production, consumption, and waste by working with brand owners, retailers, and consumers to promote better plastic-related choices.
Our core programs include offering free consultations to restaurant owners and managers, as well as crowdsourcing sustainability reviews of restaurants to support research and inform public policy.
For each sustainability review, the creators of the Plastic Score app recover an equivalent amount of plastic waste from the environment.