s Après Event Décor and Tent Rental - Sustainability

Sustainability

WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION

While being a rental company is green, by us reusing all our rentals,  Après prides ourselves on taking things one step further and pushing our company toward a greener future.

AROUND THE BUILDING

In addition to standard recycling, Après also composts all of our food waste. Each day, we encourage our employees to use compostable or reuseable materials to cut back on waste ending up in the landfill.

Our sales team and administrative staff make a conscious effort to print less and if they need to, they default to black & white, use recycled paper and print double-sided. With our updated websites customers can complete the rental contract completely paperless- view, sign off, and pay all online! 

We recently replaced all light fixtures throughout our facility (both inside and outside) to energy efficient LED and installed motion activated lights in our warehouse that automatically turn on and off to conserve energy.  

Our departments take great pride in being sustainable. We reuse a large amount of cardboard and packing materials and anything that can be recycled is; batteries, propane tanks, aluminum, steel, cardboard and other materials.  

Unfortunately, we produce a lot of plastic waste (plastic bags, pallet wrap, shrink wrap, etc.) however, we partner with a local plastic recycling company who properly recycles these items for us. We have also implemented a recycling program for in-house as well as an initiative we have invited our customers to take part in. When you rent from us and there is plastic on your order, we will provide you with a separate bag to return your plastics so we can recycle them and keep them out of the landfill! 

Did you know that over 92 million tons of textiles are wasted annually? Après has many procedures in place to keep as much of our textile waste out of the trash as possible. Our sewing department takes extra caution to avoid waste when cutting linens. The fabric waste we do have is used for pillows, swatch samples, and the small amount left is recycled with our textile recycler. 

Our tent washer has two 800 gallon water tanks that cycle water through multiple washes to help reduce water waste and updated equipment to aid in efficiency. 

RENTAL PRODUCTS

Après is proud to carry rental products made from recycled materials and fibers, such as glassware and linens. We constantly repair rental items and spend many months maintaining them for a longer life. Some rental products when retired go up for sale on The Party’s Over, allowing our customers to give them a second life. Après has a list of non-profit organizations to reach out to offer discontinued rental products to as well. When ordering new rental products we make a conscious effort to consolidate orders and in return reduce our carbon footprint. Sourcing products made in the USA, while not always possible, is a great bonus we look out for.

FLEET MANAGEMENT

Vehicles are fuel-efficient and routinely maintained. Crews are equipped with a GPS system for route accuracy, in addition to efficiently planned delivery routes to reduce emission and carbon footprint. They are also trained to turn off their truck engines when loading or unloading at deliveries. Après’ trucks are fueled directly at the shop to cut back on driving back and forth to the gas station.

YOUR PART

Below are just a few ways you can take part in making your event more sustainable with Après; 

  • Blue bags provided with rental for plastic bags, hangers, and plastic wrap to be recycled back at Après.  
  • Rent rather than use disposables 
  • Provide recycling/ composting options at your events with our handy cardboard recycling bins 
  • Purchase old rental items rather than buying new 
  • Paperless rental process- all online!