At Western Carriers and Western Wine Services, we continue to learn, invest, and create policies to reduce our carbon footprint and help the global environment.

Western Wine Services and SPG Solar have installed a record-setting 707 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system at our location in Napa. The positive impact on the global environment of our solar panel project is far-reaching. Our system produces enough energy to power 283 California homes each year and prevents 1,655,672 lbs. of carbon dioxide from being emitted into the atmosphere annually. It takes 626 acres of pine forest to absorb this much CO2 from the atmosphere each year. This is equivalent to removing 1,630 passenger cars from the road or offsetting 17,470 barrels of oil. You may find more information here.

Solar panels

We also started an aggressive banding and recycling program in our warehouses and offices. We are now recycling all cardboard, plastic, stretch wrap and paper in our facilities.

Plastic Compacted		Banded Cardboard

Recently, a nice customer, Jeannie Bobick of Empson USA, suggested that we should look for a greener alternative to using styropack for our air shipments. After much research, learning, and investment we are transitioning to a pulp paper based product which can be recycled. Thank you Jeannie!


Pulp Paper Product

We are committed to improving our policies to reduce our impact on the environment. We welcome any suggestions from our customers, and together we can work to preserve the planet we all share.



Michael Hodes (and his 2004 Prius)