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Pillsburywww.pillsbury.com <br />TheEdenPrairie,MNfacilitydivertsover96%ofwastegeneratedandtheChanhassenplant <br />divertsover94%.PillsburyhasadoptedaZeroWastegoal.Overall,Pillsbury?smanufacturing <br />facilitiesrecycledorreused83%ofallmanufacturingwastein1999,includingenough <br />paperandcardboardtosave200,000trees,almost82milliongallonsofwater,andmorethan <br />48millionkWhofelectricity.Pillsburyincreasedrecycledcontentofitsfoldingcartonsfordry <br />mixestoapproximately50%.Pillsbury?sdistributioncentersnowuserentedorrecycledshipping <br />palletsforthemajorityofitsproducts.PillsburyhasadoptedaprincipleintheirEnvironmental <br />Affairsprogramtoeliminatepotentiallyharmfuldischargesandemissionsintotheair,onto <br />land,andintowater.Pillsburystrivestoimprovetheirwasteby10%eachyear.They <br />estimatethattheysaveover$500,000peryearthroughtheseefforts.Contact:DottieShay, <br />EnvironmentalHealth&SafetyManager,612-474-7444x7576,Dshay@Pillsbury.Com,www. <br />pillsbury.com/about/successstories.asp#waste <br />AppleComputerwww.apple.com <br />Accordingtothe2000CaliforniaIntegratedWasteManagementBoardAwardsnewsrelease, <br />theElkGrovemanufacturingplantrecycled91%,ornearly6,000tonsofwaste,inyear <br />1999.Theplantachievedthisresultbyformingacoreteamofemployeevolunteerstopromote <br />recyclinganddiscoverwastereductionsolutions.Amongthematerialstheyhavebeenable <br />tocapturearepaper,glass,cardboard,woodpalletsandpolystyrene.TheElkGrovefacilityis <br />asix-timeWasteReductionAwardsProgram(WRAP)awardwinnerandcontinuestosearch <br />forrecyclingandwastereductionopportunitiestoincreasetheirrecyclingrate.Formore <br />informationcontactTamaraWeil-Hearon,PublicRelations,tamarawh@apple.com. <br />Epson,Inc.www.epson.com <br />Hillsboro,OR-ThisisthesoleU.S.manufacturingofJapan?sSeikoEpsonCorporation. <br />Thereare2majorbuildings,with1,100employeesin392,000squarefeetofspaceon38acres <br />ofland.Thisfacilitymanufacturesinkjetprinters,includingtheprinterassemblies,circuitboard <br />assemblies,plasticinjectionmolding,manufacturingofinkcartridgesandwarehousing.The <br />facilityachievedzerosolidwastetoinMarch,2000. <br />Epsonreusesorrecycles90%oftheirmaterials,thendisposesoftherestoftheirwasteina <br />waste-to-energy(WTE)facility.InFY2000,theyalsodecreasedtheoverallamountofmaterials <br />wastedby36%.Theyrecyclethefollowingmaterialsattheirfacility:ABSplastic;Alcohol/Flux <br />wastefrommanufacturing;AluminumCans;Batteries;BloodbornePathogenwaste;Cardboard <br />OCC;CDs;Circuitboardscrap;Computerscrap;DryGarbage;GPPS(blacktraysfrom <br />printerassembly);HIPS(black,randomandmixedpolystyrene);Inkcartridgesandtoner;Ink <br />sludgefrominktreatment;InktreatmentresinLaminatedcopper;Lamps&Ballast; <br />Magazines(manuals);Manufacturingequipment;Metal-(steel,tin);MetalSpecial(copper, <br />brass,etc.);Mixedpaper(desksiderecycling);furniture;Packingmaterial(peanuts);PBT <br />regrind(plastic?sblackregrind);Pinsontape;Plasticbags,andwraps;Polycarbonate(heat <br />prooftrays);Polycarbonate(multicolorparts);Polypropylene(batterytrays,118whitetrays); <br />Polypropylene(inkcartridges);Polystyrenefoam#6;Polystyrenetrays;Printercordsandcables; <br />PurewaterresinPVCplastictrays,Mpatape,ICtubes;Solderdross;Solderscrap;Sorted <br /> <br />