Convaid Joins UPS in Environmental Stewardship with Carbon Neutral Shipping

TORRANCE, Calif. (March 25, 2014)—Convaid, Inc., a leading manufacturer of lightweight, compact-folding, adaptive-assisted wheelchairs, is joining United Parcel Service (UPS) in its sustainability efforts by participating in the freight company’s innovative “UPS carbon neutral” program, allowing shippers to offset the environmental impact of transporting their freight with contributions based on each shipment’s CO2 emissions. Revenue from the program has supported projects that include reforestation, landfill gas destruction, wastewater treatment and methane destruction.