Orbus Demonstrates Commitment to Quality & Environmental Management and Recycles Over 410 Tons of Waste in 2017

Woodridge, IL – March 16, 2017 – Orbus Exhibit & Display Group®, one of North American’s leading trade suppliers and manufacturers of display, exhibit and event solutions is proud to announce that its Woodridge, IL and Las Vegas, NV facilities have both recently achieved the most current ISO certifications for Quality and Environmental Management. Through earning ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications, Orbus demonstrates a continuous commitment to quality and environmental management. Its formal and well-documented processes in place to reduce risks for quality, environmental, and safety issues. In 2017 alone, Orbus’ recycling efforts diverted 537,000 lbs. of cardboard, cores and paper as well as 188,000 lbs. of plastic from being dumped into landfills. Recycling bins in employee lunch rooms, cubicles and offices, along with fabric, plastic and paper recycling programs in warehouses encourage and enable such results. In addition, Orbus recycles batteries, electronics, old pallets and skids, and steel. In 2017, Orbus partnered with Donco Recycling Solutions to recycle cardboard cores left over after the company’s dye-sublimation printing process. Rather than being buried in a landfill, the cores with paper are brought to a recycling plant to be turned into boxes, board games and more. In less than one year, Orbus managed to recycle over 180,000lbs of cores with Donco. Orbus also takes part in UPS’s Carbon Neutral Shipping Program, which mitigates CO2. The mitigated CO2 is turned into Carbon Credits by UPS, and are donated to environmentally friendly responsible programs.  About Orbus Orbus Exhibit & Display Group is a market-leading, privately owned group of companies that specialize in the manufacture and trade only supply of portable modular and custom modular exhibit and display products, graphics and solutions. Companies and brands within the group include Orbus365®, SignProSystems®, Origin® and Nimlok®. Orbus is a proud member of the ISA, SGIA, ASI, PPAI, UPIC, SAGE and EDPA; the company boasts G7 Master IDEAlliance certification and is registered to ISO 9001:2015 for the highest manufacturing quality standards and ISO 14001:2015 for its environmental management system and “green” efforts. Orbus’ supply and manufacturing facilities reside in Woodridge, IL and Las Vegas, NV. For more information, visit www.orbus.com.
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