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byreducingthetubediameterandlengthofpaintandotherchemicallines.Thisresultsin <br />thereductionofhazardouswastewhenthevariouslinesarecleaned.Hazardoussolventsare <br />recycledbyandrepurchasedfromRomicChemical,alocalhazardouswasterecyclingfacility,at <br />atwotothree-foldcostsavingstothecompany.NUMMIisalsolookingatbiodegradableplastics <br />forcafeteriause.NUMMIisarepeatCAWasteReductionAwardsProgram(WRAP)awards <br />winner.FormoreinformationcontactStewartRupp,ManagerofEnvironmentalAffairs,srupp@ <br />nummi.com. <br />Regalewww.regale.com <br />Napa,CA?Regaleisaninnovativepackagingcompanycreatingrecyclable,molded <br />packagingsolutionsthatcanreplaceplasticbubblewrap,Styrofoam,traditionalsix-pack <br />beveragecarriersandothertorecyclepackaging.Theyuseauniquemoldmaking <br />processthatisremarkablycheaperandfastertoproducethantraditionalmolds,removing <br />abarriertoentryfornewpackagingdesigns.AllofRegale?spackagingismanufactured <br />usinglocallydiscarded,100%post-consumermixedpaperandcorrugatedcardboard.Their <br />manufacturingprocessisvirtuallyaclosedsystemthathasnonegativeeffectsonthelocalsewage <br />system,withtheonlybeingpulpandwater.Theonlybyproductsgenerated <br />fromthemanufacturingprocessarecontaminantsscreenedfromthepost-consumerpapersuch <br />asstaples,tape,andthelike.Thecontaminantsareequivalentto1%ofthewastepaperreceived <br />fromthelocaltransferstation. <br />Thecompanyemploys15people,hasbeenintheresearch,developmentandpatentingphase <br />forthepast7yearsandhasregisteredtwenty-oneU.S.patents.Itbeganproducingproductin <br />May2002andlistsLibbyGlass,ShalomWineGroup,NikeandNestlesamongtheirclients. <br />Thecompanyplanstoinitiatefull-scaleoperationsinNovember2002.Contact:GregGale, <br />President,2545NapaValleyCorporateDrive,Napa,CA94558.Telephone:707-252-7420,Fax: <br />707-252-4818,info@regale.com, <br />Collins&Aikmanwww.collinsaikman.com <br />Collins&Aikman,Dalton,GA?Sentzeromanufacturingwastetoin1998. <br />Implementedwasteminimizationprogramsandenergyprogramsthatoverthepast <br />fouryears(1998)haveallowedthemtoincreaseproduction300%,lowerallcorporatewaste80% <br />andusenomoreenergythanwhattheydidfouryearsago.(ref.PhilBailey,9/11/98,personal <br />communication).Contact:DobbinCallahan,800-241-4902x2309,mresearch@aol.com <br />Interface,Inc.www.interfaceinc.com <br />$1billioncarpetsalesin1996.In1999,4of16manufacturingfacilitiesdivertedmorethan <br />90%oftheirwastefromSeveralothersareinthe80%range.Since1994,Interfacehas <br />eliminatedmorethan$90millioninwaste. <br />Interfacehaspioneered,amongotherthings,the?EvergreenLease,?givingthecompanyand <br />itscustomerseconomicincentivestotakebackoldcarpetsandrecyclethem,whileassuring <br />customersofclean,attractivecarpets.Interfaceisreexaminingitssourcesofwasteandcreating <br />waystoreduceandeliminatethem.It?sredesigningandrethinkingproductssothatitcan <br />delivermorewithless.It?sreengineeringproductionprocessestoreduceresourceconsumption. <br /> <br />