United Solutions Donates Storage Products and Volunteers Expertise to Local Community Organizations near Sardis, Mississippi
United Solutions Donates Storage Products and Volunteers Expertise to Local Community Organizations near Sardis, Mississippi
United Solutions, a fast-growing national manufacturer of plastic product solutions under the Rubbermaid® and its namesake brands, today announced a series of donations to local community service organizations from its manufacturing facility in Sardis, Mississippi. Members of the United Solutions leadership team will also be volunteering their time and expertise to local organizations.
The donations and volunteer projects include:
- Trail Life USA: A donation of Clever Store™ totes for organizing supplies and 20-gallon tubs and trashcans for Trail Life USA’s open house event.
- South Panola Air Force JROTC: A donation of 15 large heavy duty stack bins to help them organize their logistics room.
- Mary’s Soup Kitchen: A donation of various plastic container totes to St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen in Memphis, Tennessee. Members of United Solutions leadership team will also be volunteering at the soup kitchen on Saturday, March 20th, helping reorganize their clothing room, putting the new totes in place and bringing old totes back to United Solutions manufacturing facility to be recycled.
- South Panola Career and Technical Education Center: United Solutions will be helping repair an old Aurburg injection molding machine for the education center.
“At United Solutions, we’re committed to serving our customers and providing good, hardworking people the opportunity to earn a living and take care of their families. That commitment also extends to making an impact in the communities where we operate,” said David Reilly, President and CEO of United Solutions. “We’re proud to support organizations in the Sardis area and beyond who are making a difference for people every day.”
“United Solutions has been a part of the Sardis community for 20 years, and we take our commitment to that community seriously,” said Rob Lee, Vice President of Operations in Sardis, Mississippi. “Our goal is to make sure that these amazing organizations can continue to do their good work, helping their neighbors day-in and day-out.”
As part of its corporate commitment to its communities, United Solutions also recently introduced the new ECO line of storage, organization and trash container products – demonstrating its commitment to sustainability. The new Rubbermaid® ECOSense® and United Solutions ECOSolutions lines are the only products made in the USA that consist of 100% recycled material, are 100% recyclable and feature a unique and proprietary “hunter green” color.
These product innovations are part of an ongoing effort by United Solutions to organize and streamline operations to help reduce its carbon footprint. Across all product lines, the company uses recycled source materials, saving the equivalent of more than 4 million gallons of gasoline a year, and it has reduced greenhouse gas as well as carbon emissions in its manufacturing process. The addition of the ECO line continues this sustainability effort by providing customers with access to environmentally friendly products that meet everyday household and industrial needs.
All United Solutions products are manufactured in its facilities in Leominster, Massachusetts and Sardis, Mississippi. To learn more about United Solutions and its products, visit www.UnitedSolutions.net.
About United Solutions
United Solutions is a leading manufacturer of storage and organization totes, outdoor trash and recycling bins, and paint and work buckets that meet consumer and industrial needs. The company, founded in 1919, is the licensed manufacturer of Rubbermaid® consumer storage totes, and a trusted partner to online and in-person retailers across the United States, Canada, and overseas. United Solutions makes consumer products using the latest technologies and strict quality control, and with an unwavering commitment to innovation, adaptability, longevity, and community. Headquartered in Leominster, Massachusetts, the company also operates a facility in Sardis, Mississippi. www.unitedsolutions.net
