Posts tagged ‘LED’
Make recycling a post-holiday tradition
From decorating the Christmas tree to wrapping gifts and hosting parties, there’s a lot of preparation that goes into celebrating the holiday season. And when it’s over, you’re left with presents, memories—and an incredible amount of waste. In fact, Americans throw away 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day than during any other time of the year. Continue reading
December 20, 2012 Walmart Green Room Leave a comment
LED sales floor lighting makes debut at Walmart Canada store
Shoppers at the Brampton North Walmart supercenter in Mississauga, Canada, will notice a brighter shopping experience thanks to newly installed lighting. What those visitors may not realize is that the ceiling lighting is also more environmentally friendly.
Walmart Canada, which already has numerous energy saving initiatives underway, unveiled the latest one last week. Continue reading
December 18, 2012 Walmart Green Room Leave a comment
Keeping the sustainability spirit alive
The song says, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” But some argue that commercialism has overshadowed the true meaning of the holidays. Sure, spending time with family and friends certainly makes the holidays special, but how can we also find time to do good — especially for the planet? Continue reading
December 13, 2012 Walmart Green Room Leave a comment
Light the way to a greener holiday
Last night was the 80th lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City, marking for many the start of the holiday season. But did you know the 80-foot tree will be decked in more than 30,000 light-emitting diode (LED) string lights? Continue reading
November 29, 2012 Walmart Green Room 3 comments
A cool idea in freezer efficiency
In 2005, we partnered with General Electric to create and install our first LED freezer case lights at a Walmart in McKinney, Texas. They used 70 percent less energy and generated significantly less heat, which is important in a refrigerator. Seven years later, LED freezer case lighting is the standard in all new Walmart facilities around the globe and is becoming the industry norm for refrigerated food cases. Continue reading
April 5, 2012 Walmart Green Room 5 comments
Lighting the way with LED
This Neighborhood Market in Wichita, Kan., is illuminated almost entirely by LED.
Drop in to our new stores in Wichita, Kan., and you can be part of our experiment. In October, we opened two Neighborhood Markets that were identical – except that one is lighted almost entirely by LED. Continue reading
March 28, 2012 Ralph Williams 3 comments
