Summer is finally here! Hot temperatures, vacations, air conditioning and patios – summertime is something we look forward to all year long. Unfortunately the environment tends to take a thrashing in the summer – the hot temps and increase in travel means higher gas and energy consumption. Busch Systems has got your back with ways that you can enjoy the summertime while being green at the same time! 5. Ditch the Dryer – Hang Your Clothes Why not use those hot summer temperatures to dry your clothes?…

Earth Day was founded in the U.S by U.S Senator Gaylord Nelson and globally by entrepreneur John McConnell in early 1970. Now, Earth Day is supported by over 192 countries on April 22nd. Every year over 1,000,000,000 people and almost every school-aged child takes part in annual Earth Day celebrations to promote conserving our environment by protecting, recycling, cleaning and innovating. Not sure how to support Earth Day this year? Here are some examples of what you can do to spread the word: A Billion…

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle –seems simple enough but when it comes to figuring out what goes in the trash and what goes in the recycling bin, it can get a little confusing. Many times you could find yourself about to throw something in a bin, whether at home or out in public, scratching your head wondering “is this recyclable?” Here’s a quick list of recycling do’s and don’ts to help take away the confusion. Do’s Be sure to flatten cardboard as much as possible. Flattened cardboard…

It’s a little bit greener here at Busch Systems as we celebrate the completion of our very own Living Wall. This beautiful new vertical garden is here just in time to welcome Spring – inside the office! Always on the lookout for beautiful, functional and cutting-edge environmental design, Craig Busch, President & CEO of Busch Systems, developed a partnership with Green over Grey™ Living Walls And Design company. After an in-depth design process and a whirlwind weekend installation (over 1,000 plants were used!), it was…

Community School is a pre-K through 12th grade independent school nestled in the mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho. A year ago the school set a goal of achieving zero waste and started searching for solutions to make recycling and composting as easy or easier than throwing waste into the landfill. Our trash analysis showed that approximately 85% of our waste could be recycled or composted. Our challenge was getting our students to make the effort to sort their garbage. We knew education was part of…