We’ve always been concerned with the environment and conscientious of the footprint that we leave.

Returned appliances waiting on the trailer to be recycled.

Green Where We Work

When we moved into the new building, we took measures to make it as energy efficient as possible with the use of

• High-efficiency insulation throughout
• Energy-efficient lighting, including numerous motion sensors
• High-efficiency HVAC equipment
• Use of “green” products and flooring throughout

On the left, the trailer used to store appliances and other metals to be recycled. When full, it's taken to a scrap metal recycling company. In the middle is the cardboard recycling container.

And everyone at R&Q actively takes part in recycling. This includes

• Office paper
• Cardboard
• Plastic
• Metal
• Carpet pad and foam

Our cardboard recycling bin.

Recently, we’ve amended the way we dispose of “clunker” furniture and appliances by

• Taking all of the metal springs and mechanisms out of items and recycling the metal
• Pulling all cushion cores out of furniture and recycling the foam
• Pulling all foam from mattresses and recycling it

A returned box spring: the metal coils will be removed and recycled. Any foam will also be recycled.

The "after" of a recycled sofa: the metal frame and mechanism will be recycled. The foam in the cushions will also be recycled.

An old sofa before it has been dismantled for recycling.

Two bails of removed carpet pad and other foam products. These are returned to a pad manufacturer. They will clean and recycle the material into new carpet pad. We also bail all plastic to be recycled.

For over 60 years, we have been active in our community and take a lot of pride in giving back whenever we can. By finding needy homes for any clunker items that are still in good condition, we ensure that nothing is going to waste.

Ruby & Quiri: Doing our part to save the environment, one clunker at a time.