Sustainability

Laundry is our business.
Sustainability is woven into our fabric.

Download our 2022 Sustainability Report

Since 1946, we’ve been committed to understanding the needs of our customers and delivering best-in-class service.

At Coinamatic, sustainability isn’t an outcome; it’s an ongoing process of finding ways to do things better. It’s a practice that helps us find new and innovative ways to serve our customers, protect the environment and position our company for a strong future.

Our people are our greatest asset.

At Coinamatic, people are at the center of everything we do. We’re committed to building a world-class team and creating a safe and healthy work environment in which our employees take pride. We invest in our teammates through employee engagement, training and safety programs, and we offer paid time off for volunteer activities to help give back to our communities.

Reducing our environmental footprint.

We know that protecting the planet is the right thing to do, and we’re taking steps to understand, reduce and offset our environmental footprint. We’re working to conserve water and energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout our operations. And as a proud Energy Star Partner, we work with top manufacturers to offer energy-efficient commercial laundry equipment.

Sustainability can be more than a company value.

We recognize that sustainable business practices and financial performance go hand in hand. By working to minimize waste and reduce risk in all parts of our business, we’re adding to the value of our company, now and over time.

To us, Sustainability means taking people, the environment, and economics into consideration when we make decisions.

7 Eco-Friendly Laundry Tips

1. Wash in Cold Water

When you switch from hot or warm water to cold water, you reduce the energy needed for heating the water. ENERGY STAR estimates that almost 90% of the energy used when washing clothes goes to heating water.

2. Reduce and reuse packaging

Use concentrated detergent formulas with reduced packaging and less volume. If you use detergent in a plastic bottle, recycle or reuse the bottle.

3. Only wash full loads

Sounds easy enough, but by simply reducing the number of loads you wash each week, you can significantly save water, energy and money. But, be careful not to overload the machine, which can make it harder to get clothes clean. Most front-load models wash best if the drum is 3/4 full with clothes.

4. Separate towels

Towels get cleaner if washed on their own. Washing towels separately from light-weight items also reduces dry time. Plus, it has the added benefit of not transferring towel lint to other items.

5. Avoid chlorine bleach

Use oxygen bleach instead of chlorine bleach. Oxygen bleach is essentially hydrogen peroxide and is better for the environment because it naturally degrades into oxygen and water. If every U.S. household replaced just one 64–ounce bottle of chlorine bleach with non-chlorine bleach, we could prevent 11.6 million pounds of chlorine from entering our environment.

6. Whiten with lemon juice

Got dingy whites? Try lemon juice. Soak whites in a basin filled with very hot water and a generous amount of lemon juice overnight. Remove from the basin and wash as usual the next day. Another option is to add 1/2 cup to 1 cup of lemon juice to the washer during the rinse cycle.

7. Remove lint

If you use the dryer, clean the lint trap before starting your dry cycle. Dryer lint buildup can restrict airflow and cause poor dryer performance. With a dirty lint trap, your clothes will take longer to dry—and use more energy.