Art's Automotive is a certified Bay Area Green Business.

This designation comes from strict adherence to county environmental protections, and goes beyond the necessary regulations by imposing even more stringent waste handling and consumption controls. Every year a Green Business evaluation confirms that we are following regulations, and appropriately handling the automotive industry's unavoidable hazardous waste.

The program home page is here. For more information, review the bullet points below about adherence procedures:

Compliance Plus

To be a green business, first bring your operations into compliance with all environmental regulations. Then go beyond compliance to meet the general practices and targeted resource conservation and pollution prevention measures which are summarized below.

General Practices
1. Monitor and record rates of water and energy usage and solid and hazardous waste generation.
2. Provide three on-going incentives or training opportunities to encourage management and employee participation.
3. Inform your customers about your business' efforts to meet the Green Business Standards.
4. Assist at least one other business in learning about the Green Business Program and encourage them to enroll.

Resource Conservation and Pollution Prevention

Water Conservation
1. Conduct an indoor/outdoor water balance or assessment.
2. Implement all applicable simple conservation measures.
3. Implement 3 of the suggested or industry specific water conservation measures.

Solid Waste Reduction & Recycling
1. Conduct a waste reduction assessment of solid waste streams.
2. Implement solid waste reduction and recycling measures:
   • Reduce paper waste in 5 different ways.
   • Incorporate waste reduction methods into your business in 5 ways.
   • Segregate and recycle or reuse 5 types of materials from your solid waste streams.
   • Purchase 3 recycled or used materials/products for your business.

Energy Conservation
1. Have your local energy utility or an energy service company conduct a commercial energy assessment.
2. Perform regular maintenance on heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system.
3. Implement 2 alternative technologies and 5 behavioral changes.

Pollution Prevention
1. Conduct an assessment of your facility to identify pollution prevention opportunities.
2. Implement pollution prevention measures:
   • Implement 6 good housekeeping and operating practices.
   • Implement 3 material, product, technology or process changes.
   • Reuse or recycle hazardous materials/wastes in 3 ways.
   • Prevent contamination of storm water and runoff by implementing 4 measures.
   • Implement at least 3 measures with the goal of reducing vehicle emissions.