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Nova Vita Salon & Spa
2010 Green Team, continued ...Published: June 01, 2010
Tustin
novavitasalon-spa.com
Founded: 2005
CEO and Chief Green Officer: Katerina Bisbikis
A day of pampering could produce a lot of waste: Think about all those cotton balls, tissues, swabs and disposable applicators that are used in a day. There’s also the waste that goes along with running a business – old memos, used forms and to-do lists. And then there’s all that use of energy – except if you’re talking about operations at Nova Vita Salon & Spa. Owner Katerina Bisbikis has her own R-mantra: Relax, renew, rejuvenate and recycle. Her staff recycles all used bottles, cans and paper, and uses recycled treatment supplies made of sustainable materials such as cotton. All post-its, printer paper and notepads are made of recycled material and, once used, are recycled again. But the team tries to keep even that in check. In fact, the staff has cut paper communications by 50 percent since the completion of the spa’s Green & Gorgeous makeover in January. As for energy use: You’ll find only energy-saving light bulbs at Nova Vita.
OC METRO'S 2010 GREEN TEAM
Poseidon Resources | Green Foam Blanks | Alere
The Costa Mesa Green Home | e-Recycling of California
The Irvine Co. | Kaiser Permanente Irvine Medical Center
B. Braun Medical Inc. | TowerJazz Semiconductor | UPS
Waste Management of Orange County | Nova Vita Salon & Spa
Irvine Ranch Water District | OCB Reprographics | City of Irvine
Sharp Solar Energy Solutions Group & the City of Huntington Beach
Stantec Consulting | Rent A Green Box | Yard House Restaurants
McCarthy Building Cos. | Miocean Foundation | NuWa Textiles
Toshiba America Business Solutions | Cox Communications
Sustainability Leadership Program, UC Irvine Extension
You can create a greener workplace
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novavitasalon-spa.com Founded: 2005 CEO and Chief Green Officer: Katerina Bisbikis A day of pampering could produce a lot of waste: Think about all those cotton balls, tissues, swabs and disposable applicators that are used in a day. There’s also the waste that goes along with running a business – old memos, used forms and to-do lists. And then there’s all that use of energy – except if you’re talking about operations at Nova Vita Salon & Spa. Owner Katerina Bisbikis has her own R-mantra: Relax, renew, rejuvenate and recycle. Her staff recycles all used bottles, cans and paper, and uses recycled treatment supplies made of sustainable materials such as cotton. All post-its, printer paper and notepads are made of recycled material and, once used, are recycled again. But the team tries to keep even that in check. In fact, the staff has cut paper communications by 50 percent since the completion of the spa’s Green & Gorgeous makeover in January. As for energy use: You’ll find only energy-saving light bulbs at Nova Vita. OC METRO'S 2010 GREEN TEAM Poseidon Resources | Green Foam Blanks | Alere The Costa Mesa Green Home | e-Recycling of California The Irvine Co. | Kaiser Permanente Irvine Medical Center B. Braun Medical Inc. | TowerJazz Semiconductor | UPS Waste Management of Orange County | Nova Vita Salon & Spa Irvine Ranch Water District | OCB Reprographics | City of Irvine Sharp Solar Energy Solutions Group & the City of Huntington Beach Stantec Consulting | Rent A Green Box | Yard House Restaurants McCarthy Building Cos. | Miocean Foundation | NuWa Textiles Toshiba America Business Solutions | Cox Communications Sustainability Leadership Program, UC Irvine Extension You can create a greener workplace |
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