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We reduce the impact of the oil that your car has used by taking the oil to recyclers for later use, so that new oil won't have to be mined and refined to replace it.
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Larry's AutoWorks

Industry: Automotive Services
Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 492-5443
http://www.autoworks.com

Larry's AutoWorks is a woman owned, team operated, 10,500 square foot Automotive Service and Repair Facility located in Mountain View. We are one block north of the Costco store just south of San Antonio Road on Leghorn Street (see map). Larry's AutoWorks is a woman owned, team operated, 10,500 square foot Automotive Service and Repair Facility located in Mountain View. Our motto is "When You Want It Right!" and our goal is Our Customers' Peace of Mind. We are a professional shop that has served the Mountain View Area for over 37 years.

Green actions this business is doing
1. We recycle used oil filters for you. by Larry's AutoWorks (Mountain View, CA)
Industry: All, Automotive Services
 |  5 businesses doing it | remove from my list
To reduce the amount of waste going to landfills and recycle the steel in your filters, we crush and recycle your oil filter, so that the steel can be re-used to make things like buildings and bridges, and preventing the need mine and process an equivalent amount of steel.
2. We use refillable spray cans reducing material usage and saving money. by Bay Area Green Business Program (, )
Industry: Automotive Services
 |  3 businesses doing it | remove from my list
We save money for you and our business, reduce material usage, and eliminate toxic aerosols by using refillable spray cans.
3. Offer re-refined oil, better for your car and better for the environment. by Larry's AutoWorks (Mountain View, CA)
Industry: All, Automotive Services
 |  2 businesses doing it | remove from my list
We use re-refined oil, recommended by car makers like Mercedes and Toyota because it improves the quality of the oil and makes it better for your car, and better for the environment.
4. Reduce the amount of pollution that your car produces by recycling oil by Forest Hill Auto Service (Pacific Grove, CA)
Industry: All, Automotive Services
 |  8 businesses doing it | remove from my list
We reduce the impact of the oil that your car has used by taking the oil to recyclers for later use, so that new oil won't have to be mined and refined to replace it.
5. We reduce the toxicity of your parts cleaning solvents with aquesous cleaning solvents. by Larry's AutoWorks (Mountain View, CA)
Industry: Automotive Services
 |  1 businesses doing it | remove from my list
To reduce costs and make a healthier environment for you and our employees, instead of storing and disposing of toxic substances, we have reduced the toxicity of our cleaning solvents. We pay less to store and dispose of non-toxic substances, meaning lower prices for you.
6. We have saved money and helped the environment by conducting a Pollution Prevention Assessment by TGIF Body Shop, Inc. (, )
Industry: Automotive Services
 |  3 businesses doing it | remove from my list
To reduce costs for you and our business, and eliminate the possibility of releasing harmful pollutants into our community, we have done a detailed assessment of pollutants that we release into the environment and taken steps to eliminate them.
7. We have eliminate hazardous material going to drains and harming the environment. by Bay Area Green Business Program (, )
Industry: All, Automotive Services
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To ensure that we are not releasing toxic chemicals into our communities water source, we take steps to ensure that toxic substances aren't leaking from our shop into drains or sewers.
8. We have eliminated vampire loads to save energy and money.
Industry: All, Restaurant
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By eliminating the current used by appliances when not in operating mode, we save money and energy.
9. We maximize the use of online and electronic advertising, and minimize the amount of printed material we advertise with.
Industry: All
 |  5 businesses doing it | remove from my list
We forgo the cost and impact of physically printing marketing materials and opt for advertising online.