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The Oregon Golf Association named Royal Oaks Country Club, Facility of the Year

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The Oregon Golf Association with more than 270 public and private clubs numbering approximately 50,000 members throughout Oregon and SW Washington has named Royal Oaks Country Club, Facility of the Year
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Each year, the OGA asks for nominations for greatness in Golf Courses, Country Clubs, Resorts and other golf facilities and this year they recognized Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver, WA, for their commitment to being environmentally conscious, and giving back to the community.  The honor was awarded to Club Manager Marcia LaFond by Oregon Golf Association President Mark Reed at the 2012 OGA Annual Awards Meeting.

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(left to right) Doug Palin the President of Royal Oaks, Royal Oaks Country Club Manager Marcia LaFond, and Oregon Golf Association President Mark Reed.

Royal Oaks is the first golf Club in the country to deploy GreenDrop Recycling Stations. The club also hosts several annual events that raise much needed funds for local non-profit organizations.

GreenDrop Recycling Stations reduce landfill waste by users easily self-sorting recyclable and compostable items.  This results in a drastic reduction of their environmental footprint while minimizing expenses and being fiscally responsible through sustainable operations.

Other notable GreenDrop venues include, the Rose Garden Arena, home of the NBA Portland Trail Blazers, BBVA Compass Stadium, the new home of the MLS Houston Dynamo and Staples Center in Los Angeles, home of the NBA Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers along with the NHL Los Angeles Kings.

Lyle Peters, Director of Sales for the GreenDrop Stations, adds, “Congratulations to Royal Oaks for being named Facility of the Year, and we’re happy that the GreenDrop Recycling Stations were included in the decision making process.”

In addition to their environmental commitment, Royal Oaks shows their commitment to the community. They raise over $20,000 annually for local military families during the annual American Turkey Shoot Event that has raised more than $150,000 over the past seven years. Royal Oaks also has raised $10,000 for the Vancouver Chapter of the American Heart Association and provide two Clark County area high school students with membership to Royal Oaks, giving them full access to the course, facility & staff to work hard at golf while recognizing their hard work academically.
GreenDrop Recycling Stations are a proven asset when investing in facilities operations and public perception. Contact us to discuss how GreenDrop stations can enhance your recycling/composting program.

Pacific Cascade Corporation
14208 N.W. 3rd Court, Suite 200
Vancouver, WA  98685-5759
(360) 574-9313
1-800-292-7275

Royal Oaks’ Greens are now Greener with GreenDrop Recycling Stations®

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GreenDrop Recycling Station at Royal Oaks Country Club

Vancouver, WA (July 10, 2012) – GreenDrop Recycling Stations are showing up in all the right places.  Royal Oaks Country Club is the first golf course to take advantage of GreenDrop Recycling Stations. They chose GreenDrop Stations to reduce their environmental impact footprint. The Green Drop Stations reinforce Royal Oaks’ eco-conscience effort to increase recycling and composting initiatives as well as landfill diversion rates within their club.

GreenDrop Recycling Stations reduces landfill contributions by making it easy to self-sort recyclable and compostable items out of the landfill waste stream.  This results in a drastic reduction of the environmental footprint and minimizes expense by being fiscally responsible through sustainable operations.

Royal Oaks has been a member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program (ACSP) since 1989. The ACSP is a partnership between the United States Golf Association (USGA) and Audubon International.  The ACSP works with golf courses to help develop a custom program that focuses on being environmentally conscious of the local water sources, wildlife species and native habitats.

“There is a natural link between the game of golf and the surrounding environment. Partnering with GreenDrop allows Royal Oaks to incorporate a convenient waste-diversion system that members and their guests can easily utilize without increasing operational costs,” explains Marcia LaFond, Club Manager of Royal Oaks. “We evaluated other containers, but GreenDrop was the best option for our needs.”

“A healthy course is essential to the economic prosperity of a golf club,” commented Alan Nielsen, Golf Course Superintendent.  “Sustainability and proper stewardship is all a part of the marketability of the course.”

The market-leading GreenDrop Recycling Station was designed through multi-year efforts of the Portland Trail Blazers head office and the Rose Garden Arena.  The arena’s landfill diversion rate increased from 38% in 2007 to 90% in 2011 in large part due to replacing their old-style garbage cans with GreenDrop Recycling Stations. GreenDrop Stations reduce landfill contributions by visually guiding people to properly dispose recyclable items.

Lyle Peters, Director of Sales for the GreenDrop Stations adds, “Congratulations to Royal Oaks for being the first golf course to use the GreenDrop Recycling Stations in their sustainability efforts.  This has been an exciting project for our Pacific Cascade team.  We developed instructional labels depicting specific items in use. Those detailed labels guide guests to quickly and accurately dispose of waste at one orderly stop.”

GreenDrop Recycling Stations are a proven asset when investing in facilities operations and public perception. Contact us to discuss how GreenDrop stations can enhance your recycling/composting program.

Pacific Cascade Corporation
14208 N.W. 3rd Court, Suite 200
Vancouver, WA  98685-5759
(360) 574-9313
1-800-292-7275

ABOUT ROYAL OAKS COUNTRY CLUB
Royal Oaks Country Club is a member-owned club located in the heart of Vancouver, WA. Royal Oaks is consistently rated as one of the top five golf courses in the state of Washington by Golf Digest. They are a traditional, championship style course that embodies everything that’s special about the Northwest. The beautiful fairways are lined with towering trees and the greens are renowned for their speed, firmness and pure roll. Take a tour at RoyalOaks.net.

ABOUT PACIFIC CASCADE CORPORATION
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Pacific Cascade has been providing the Parking, Hospitality, Traffic Enforcement, and recently the Environmental Sustainability Industries with products to manage and support their effective operational needs.