Sustainability 

As a family-owned business, our concerns are not just quarterly earnings and our board but also for the upcoming generations of our family and yours and the impact our business has on the world they will live and work in.  

Making the most of what we have and being considerate of those around us are both core family values at Direct Supply, and we try to live that in our day-to-day business operations.  

Making the most of every delivery, trip, and package is good for Direct Supply and the environment. That’s why we source many products we distribute within our delivery reach. When our trucks are typically coming back empty, they now come back with stock for our warehouse, eliminating a wasted trip. 

Recycling 

Did you know that we recycle the cartridges for our DutchLock adhesives? Contact us to reduce some of your shop waste with our recycling program for seaming adhesive.  

Direct Supply will take back any brand’s jumbo and larger-size spray adhesive canisters. These canisters are returned to our manufacturing partner, inspected, cleaned out, and reused for future spray canisters, saving them from landfills. 

Direct Supply is committed to reusing and recycling all skids and cardboard packaging. Any unusable skids for shipping purposes are turned into mulch by another local family business. 

Direct Supply also offers a variety of products that contain a percentage of recycled raw materials and initiatives to reduce waste. Contact us to learn more. 

The Future of Our Industry 

Direct Supply is always looking for new and innovative products that are better for our customers and the environment.   

There’s a growing trend in A&D to pledge to use only environmentally friendly products for new projects. Learn more about the AIA’s Material Pledge initiative here: https://www.aia.org/design-excellence/climate-action/zero-carbon/materials-pledge 

Declare, Red-List, and Red-List Free products are becoming terms used frequently in specifications now with these Living Future-backed terms. Learn more: https://living-future.org/programs/#materials 

Although some of this may feel futuristic, we will continue to make decisions with the next generation in mind.