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whiteledger(printtestpaper);Usedoilandgreasefromkitchen;Usedoilfromcompressorsand <br />moldmachines;Usedprinters/computer/electricalequipment;WetGarbage;Wood(pallets, <br />scrap)YarddebrisPlastic <br />Epsonestablishedgoalstoaccomplishby2004,thatincludezerohazardouswaste&VOC?s, <br />100%ofpurchases?environmentallygreen,?manufactureproductswithrecoveredorrecycled <br />content,allpackaging>50%post-consumercontent,publication/promotionofenvironmental <br />aspects,andagreenpurchasingprogramthatsurveyssuppliersforchemicaluse&EMSstatus. <br />AnEMSwilleventuallyberequiredtoremainoursupplier.Formoreinformation,contact: <br />GeorgeW.Lundberg,Environmental&SafetyEngineer,(503)617-5607,george.lundberg@ <br />epi.epson.com. <br />Hewlett-Packardwww.hp.com <br />Hewlett-PackardinRoseville,CA(9,000employees)isdiverting92-95%ofitssolidwaste;saving <br />almostamilliondollarsayearinavoidedwastedisposalcosts($870,564in1998).HPrecycles <br />cardboard,metal,foam,plasticpeanuts,lowdensitypolyethyleneplastics(LDPE),Instapak, <br />polystyreneplastics,andreusesandrecyclespallets.Contact:BillCoffee,SomersBuilding <br />Maintenance(HPcontractor),916-785-7595. <br />NUMMIwww.nummi.com <br />Fremont,CA?TheNewUnitedMotorManufacturing,Inc.,aToyotaandGeneralMotors <br />manufacturingjointventure,employs5,000peopleandmanufacturesapproximately <br />350,000ToyotaCorollas,TacomasandPontiacVibeseachyear.StewartRupp,Managerof <br />EnvironmentalAffairs,saysthefacility?slongfocusonleanmanufacturinghasborneanumber <br />ofsuccessfulwastereductionandrecyclingprograms.NUMMI?slargestsourcereductioneffort <br />wastoencouragetheirpartssupplierstoswitchfromcardboardtoreusableshippingcontainers. <br />Thereusablecontainersaremadeofcollapsibleandrecyclableplasticandare?reverse-shipped? <br />tothevarioussuppliersofthe1,500automobilepartsusedinthemanufacturingprocess. <br />NUMMIestimatesthattheysave$20milliondollarsperyearwiththisreuseprogramalone. <br />Inaddition,theautomobilemanufacturingplantseparatesvariousmaterialsforrecycling, <br />includingscrapmetal,cardboardandpallets.Theplasticpartsmanufacturingplant,which <br />producesbumpersandothercomponents,recyclesallplasticscrapthroughalocalrecycler.The <br />facilityalsohasanrecyclingprograminwhichemployeeshaveonlyaverysmallplastic <br />bagfortheirtrashandalarger,rigidrecyclingbinfortheirmixedpaper.Thecompanyhas <br />foundthatthisencouragesrecyclingandisconsideringeliminatingthetrashbagsalltogether. <br />Employeeswouldthentaketheirtrashtocentrallylocatedtrashcontainers.Toensurethatas <br />manyresourcesarecapturedaspossible,allofNUMMI?strashpassesthroughasmallmaterials <br />recoveryfacility(?mini-MRF?)thatrecoversmetals,wood,cardboardandplasticThe <br />remainingtrashprimarilyconsistsoftorecycleplastics,cafeteriawaste,compositesand <br />othertorecycleitems. <br />Finally,NUMMIsendsthesludgegeneratedfromtheiron-sitewatertreatmentplantto <br />Nevadaforusebyacementplant.Thefacilityalsocuttheirhazardouschemicalusageby50% <br /> <br />