BETHPAGE, N.Y. — King Kullen here, and its subsidiary Wild by Nature, have joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership, a voluntary program to promote green refrigeration technologies and practices. By participating in this program, King Kullen and Wild by Nature have committed to require all new and remodeled stores to be ozone-friendly in advance of the Clean Air Act phaseout requirements; establish an emissions inventory, which will be used to set emissions reduction targets; and participate in an industry/government research initiative to assess the performance of advanced technologies.

“Working with the EPA’s GreenChill Partnership is the next step to reducing our carbon footprint,” said King Kullen Vice President Thomas K. Cullen, in a statement. “We look forward to introducing ozone-friendly refrigeration alternatives and advanced refrigeration technologies throughout our stores.”

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