Sustainability Initiatives

“Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there existed an environmentally friendly device that cooled the atmosphere, cleaned the air of harmful chemicals, and recycled carbon dioxide – a major greenhouse gas – into useable oxygen? Fortunately for humanity, such a device exists. It’s called a tree. Thousands of them are scattered about Atlanta.”

Spence Rosenfeld
May 20, 1991
Atlanta Business Chronicle

Sustainability is defined as: 1. Practices that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. 2. Using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged. 3. Leaving the world a better place or at least not any worse than it was left to you.

The very nature of Arborguard’s work and passion is to promote the principles of sustainability. In 2008, we were awarded the “Going Green Award” by the Georgia Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, for initiatives adopted to reduce our environmental impact, such as:

• In 2006, a fleet of Hybrid cars was purchased for our consulting arborists, dramatically reducing emissions and fuel consumption
• All trucks are fueled with low-sulfur, reduced-emission, diesel fuel
• All wood and wood chips are recycled as mulch or organic compost
• Green wood waste is mixed with food waste through a unique partnership with Greenco Environmental, an award winning company specializing in organic recycling
• No wood products are diverted for use as fuel, a common practice that releases carbon into the atmosphere
• High-nitrogen fertilizers have been eliminated - all soil amendments are 100% organic, preventing watershed contamination
• Water mixed with liquid applications is derived from a local well, with no chlorine or chemicals added
• Office waste, such as paper, aluminum, plastic, etc. is continually reduced, reused, and recycled

Arborguard recognized long ago that trees dramatically reduce the impact that our daily activities have on the quality of air, water, and soil. They deserve exceptional care, and it is our privilege to provide it.