Plant increased recycled materials by 63 percent in 2015
DELAWARE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 14, 2016--
PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that its coatings and resins
manufacturing facility in Delaware has earned a 2016 Award for
Excellence from the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council (OCTC) for a
project that increased its recycled materials by 63 percent in 2015,
diverting an additional 24 metric tons of materials from the landfill.
Under the theme of “Waste Watchers,” the Delaware plant expanded its
recycling activities by:
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Providing recycling-awareness training to all employees and
contractors;
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Placing highly visible and accessible recycling containers in all
lunch, conference and break rooms;
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Instituting a bulk recycling program; and
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Including recycling as a criterion in capital-project reviews.
In addition to traditional recycled materials, such as paper, cardboard,
plastic and glass, the plant included fluorescent bulbs, batteries and
scrap metal in its recycled materials streams in 2015. It recycled
approximately 62 metric tons of waste last year, compared to 38 metric
tons in 2014.
“We are very honored to receive an OCTC Award for Excellence for this
project, which injected new energy into our recycling efforts,” said Tom
Yurick, PPG environment, health and safety manager for the Delaware
plant. “A major reason for our success is the commitment of our people
to reduce our plant’s overall environmental footprint and help PPG meet
its sustainability goals.”
In 2012, PPG set a goal of reducing its total waste-disposal intensity
10 percent by 2020. At the end of 2015, the company had reduced its
global waste-disposal intensity 3.8 percent compared with 2012 levels.
Additional information is available in the company’s 2015
Sustainability Report.
The OCTC Awards for Excellence recognize exceptional performance in
environmental, health, safety and security by companies in Ohio’s
chemical industry. PPG’s architectural coatings plant in Huron also
earned a 2016 Award of Excellence for its recycling achievements.
About the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council
The Ohio Chemistry Technology Council is the leading advocate for Ohio’s
chemical technology industry, which is the second-largest manufacturing
industry in the state. Ohio is the sixth-largest chemical manufacturing
state in the nation. Since 1988, the council has represented the state’s
high-tech chemistry community before elected officials, the media and
the public. To learn more, visit www.ohiochemistry.org.
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coatings and materials that our customers have trusted for more than 130
years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers’
biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path
forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in
more than 70 countries and reported net sales of $15.3 billion in 2015.
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