Awards
Comfy Cotton’s commitment to both its customers and the environment has been recognized (as shown) by the five Environmental Awards of Excellence bestowed by the City of North York, and the Town of Markham.
Comfy Cotton REDUCES waste by:- laundering and reusing cloth diapers 100 times before they are sold as rags
- employees use ceramic mugs and cloth towels
- using both sides of the paper before recycling
- drivers’ routes are coordinated to reduce distance travelled
- vehicles follow a strict maintenance schedule to reduce emissions
- trucks have diesel engines and are replaced every two years
- donating their dryer lint to schools to be used for arts and crafts
- donating lost and found items to Goodwill
- purchasing paper products that are made from recycled materials
- photo copier toner cartridges
- office paper
- diapers by selling them as rags
Comfy Cotton was busy over the past year with many charitable donations, customer appreciation prizes and discounts. We were very happy to receive an award and gain recognition in several publications.
Customer Appreciation Promotions and Company Developments
- Draw for Valentines Chocolates
- Comfy Cotton receives Award of Recognition from York Region
- Discounted Wonderland tickets
- Mother’s Day Draw- Timex Carriage Indiglo watch, 15% off all Healthguard products
- Father’s Day Draw- Six Piece Multi Function Tool Kit
- Comfy Cotton turns 23!
- CNE ticket discount tickets
- Half price Fabricland membership cards
- GoodLife Fitness Club membership Draw
- Comfy Cotton featured in an article in Now Magazine
- Comfy Cotton featured in an article in The Globe and Mail
Community Charitable Activities
- Supply doctors’ offices/education centres/hospitals with educational material
- Collect Heinz jar labels/cereal bar codes from customers and deliver to Sick Kids Hospital (Heinz donates 6 cents for each label collected)
- Donation of free diaper service to many charitable organizations for fund raising purposes
- Donation of diapers, covers and baby clothing to St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church and the Rhenish Church of Canada for layette bundles for the Canadian Lutheran World Relief
- Donation of diaper covers, diapers, educational material to Roots of Empathy program for teaching children about environmentally friendly alternatives
