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Hilltop's Green Initiative

Hilltop is committed toward lessoning our negative impact on the environment. We are working on incorporating recycling at all of our 13 campuses where we have collection areas for recyclables at every location as well as educational materials of how and what to recycle.

In addition, Hilltop has installed a combined 53.5 kW of solar PV (photovoltic) at several campus locations. Photovoltaic devices use semiconducting materials to convert sunlight directly into electricity. Annually, the positive environmental impact of these installations:

• 203,000 lbs CO2 prevented from entering the atmosphere -- this equates to removing 95 cars from the road
• 50,000 gallons of water saved from use of coal plants

Hilltop’s Green Team Goals:

• Completing the transition to green seal certified cleaning products.
• Establishing or expanding recycling at all facilities.
• Researching and evaluating further ways to save energy, reduce waste, and reduce our negative impact on the environment.
• Educating employees and clients of how they can be a part of Hilltop’s eco-policies.
• Creating a culture within Hilltop of being more conscious of the environment and how our actions affect the environment.
• Establishing benchmarks of what we want to accomplish and creating policies holding us accountable to our desire to be as green as possible.

Green Team

Hilltop’s Green Team, comprised of Hilltop employees, was formed and has been meeting to strategize and organize a plan to promote environmental sustainability. The Green Team recognizes there are small and large changes that can be made on each campus and is committed to educating and providing employees with convenient, alternative choices. Our dedication relies on everyone within the organization to make small but significant changes to lessen our impact on the environment each and every day.

Join Us

We invite you to learn more about Hilltop, its reduction of its carbon footprint, and the effort to encourage everyone to contribute positively to the earth both locally and globally.

You can make a difference . . . one change at a time.

Please contact the Hilltop’s Green Team Leader, Bruce Schwenke at bruces@htop.org with any comments or questions you may have.

Hilltop’s mission is to provide leadership for community-based services that foster self-sufficiency and enrich quality of life.