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EnviroStars Co-Star Partners
Organizations | Co-Star Benefits | Become a Co-Star

The EnviroStars Cooperative of Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Whatcom Counties, offers organizations the opportunity to become Co-Star partners in the EnviroStars program. An organization interested in furthering our goal to prevent hazardous waste and spread environmentally responsible business practices in the Puget Sound region by promoting the EnviroStars Program, may become a Co-Star by meeting the Co-Star criteria below, and signing an EnviroStars Co-Star agreement which will be approved by the multi-county Cooperative.

Congratulations and THANK YOU for your support to our Co-Star Partners:

AAA Washington

Absorption Corporation

Arnold & Associates

Artistic Garden Concepts

Autobody Craftsman Association

Automotive Services Association

Citizens for a Healthy Bay

Environmental Coalition of South Seattle

Friends of Pierce County

Green Light Gardening

Green Diamond Consulting

Keep-It-Simple Simplici-Teas

Korean Dry Cleaners Association of WA

McLendon Hardware Inc.

 

Northwest Drycleaners Association

Northwest Marine Trade Association

Port Townsend Leader

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

Puget Soundkeeper Alliance

Shorebank Pacific

Tacoma Rotary #8 Preserve Planet Earth

TAGRO, City of Tacoma

Washington Association of Landscape Professionals (WALP)

Washington Department of Ecology

Watershed LLC

WSU Coop Extension Svc-Jefferson

Woodland Park Zoo

Co-Star Organization Benefits

Co-Stars receive the following benefits for their participation and support:

  • A certificate to display by your organization.
  • Use of a standard tag line to promote the organization as an EnviroStars CoStar.
  • Recognition as a supporter of the EnviroStars program in promotional materials, radio sponsorships, presentations, networking opportunities, booth events, websites, etc.


The EnviroStars Cooperative will supply Co-Stars with educational materials (video, brochures, articles, etc.). The Co-Star may tailor certain materials or create new ones, with approval from the EnviroStars Cooperative.

Become A Co-Star

Co-Star partner organizations support the EnviroStars Program by promoting the benefits of EnviroStars to businesses, clients, their members, and the public.

To be considered as a Co-Star you must meet the following criteria:

  • Maintain a responsible environmental record.
  • Do business and/or provide a service in participating EnviroStars Cooperative counties (for at least six months) .
  • Establish an ongoing plan for your participation as a Co-Star.
  • Educate employees about the EnviroStars program and their role as Co-Star.
  • Actively promote EnviroStars in standard and creative ways.

In addition, you must agree to participate in at least four following options:

  • Serve as a mentor to businesses interested in becoming EnviroStars.
  • Sponsor a best management practice/environmental workshop.
  • Speak about EnviroStars at a business group meeting (chambers, trade associations, rotaries, etc).
  • Host an EnviroStars presentation in conjunction with the EnviroStars Cooperative.
  • Put a promotional or editorial item in your newsletter.
  • Place a promotional display in your building.
  • Provide educational information at an employee event, fair or meeting.
  • Create an announcement, insert or mailing about EnviroStars and distribute to customers or members of your organization.
  • Provide financial resources, goods or services to the EnviroStars Cooperative.
  • Implement other creative ideas with approval from the EnviroStars Cooperative.

To discuss a Co-Star partner agreement, contact Laurel Tomchick at 206-263-3063.

 
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