How Big are Big-Box Stores?
Wal-Mart and Target are currently building "supercenters," which combine their usual array of merchandise with a full supermarket and numerous specialty services from cut flowers to eye glasses. Supercenters typically range from 180,000 to 250,000 square feet, or between 4.1 to 5.7 acres. The parking lots that surround these stores are several times the size of the store itself.… Read More
Walmart’s Store Footprint & Vacancy by State (Graphs)
The first two maps show the density of Walmart stores by state. The third shows abandoned Walmart stores. … Read More
Select Community Waste Reduction Record-Setters
Community Population Residential Waste Reduction Level1 Ann Arbor, MI 112,000 52% Bellevue, WA 103,700 60% Bergen Co., NJ 825,400 54%2 Chatham, NJ 8,300 65% Clifton, NJ 75,000 56%2 Crockett, TX 8,300 52% Dover, NH 26,100 52% Falls Church, VA 10,000 65% Fitchburg, WI 17,300 50% Leverett, MA 1,900 53% Loveland, CO 44,300 56% Madison, WI 200,900 … Read More… Read More
Select Institutional and Commercial Sector Waste Reduction Record-Setters
Company/Organization Sector Waste Reduction Level Bank of Nova Scotia, Ontario Office >80% Bell Canada, Ontario Office >80% Cafe Flora, WA Restaurant >60% Del Mar Fairgrounds, CA Cultural/Recreation 86% Dyess Air Force Base, TX Govt./Military 70% Earthly Delights, CA Retail ~100% Fetzer, CA Mfg./Production >80% Herman Miller Inc., CA Mfg./Production 96% Hewlett Packard, CA Mfg./Production >80% Indiana … Read More… Read More