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Ifpartofaprocessorproductdoesn?taddvalue,iteliminatesit.Andthatphilosophygoes <br />beyondmanufacturing.Itsaimiszerowasteineverydiscipline,fromaccountingtosalesto <br />humanresources. <br />Interfacealsorecentlyintroduceditsbiodegradablecarpettile,theofitskindthat <br />replacespetroleum-basednylonwithfromcorn.InterfacehasaReEntryprogram,that <br />willreclaimexistingcarpettileorbroadloomandeitherrecycle,downcycle,orrepurpose <br />it.Interfaceguaranteesthatoldcarpettheycollect(theirsorcompetitors)won?tendupina <br />Contact:BuddyHay,Buddy.Hay@interfaceinc.comorRevaRevis,312-961-9067,Reva. <br />Revis@interfaceinc.com <br />XeroxCorpwww.xerox.com <br />Rochester,NY?Sincetheearly1990s,XeroxadoptedWaste-FreeFactoryenvironmental <br />performancegoals.TheWaste-FreeFactorycriteriaincludereductionsinwaste, <br />emissions,andenergyconsumption,andincreasedrecycling.In1998,worldwidenon-hazardous <br />solidwasterecyclingratesreached88%andsavingsamountedto$45million. <br />In1998,Xeroxsetenvironmentalrequirementsforitssuppliersworldwide,todesignproducts <br />thataredurableandreusable,infactoriesthatmakedramaticreductionsinair,water,and <br />solidwaste.Xeroxisaskingalloftheirfacilitiesandsupplierstoachievea90%reductionin <br />allemissionsfroma1990baseline.In1999,arevisionoftheWaste-FreeFactorycriteriawill <br />increasefocusonreducingwastegeneration.Contact:AnneSlocum,Anne.Slocum@usa.xerox. <br />comorJackAzar,Jack_Azar@wb.xerox.com,716-422-9266. <br />PlayaVistaProject,LosAngeles,CA <br />ThePlayaVistaProjectisamajordevelopmentofanewcommunityonaformerHoward <br />Hughesaircraftplantsite,northofLosAngelesairport.ThePlayaVistamasterdevelopers <br />arecurrentlydeveloping3,000homesandanewentertainment,mediaandtechnology <br />centeron1,086acres.Theyrenovatedandreusedhalfofthe22majorstructureson-site(11 <br />historicbuildings)anddemolishedtheremaining1.2millionsquarefeet.PlayaVistaworked <br />withtheCityofLosAngelestoincorporatetheCity?smodelrecyclingintothe <br />decommissioningcontractpartlyinresponsetoaCityEIRmitigationmeasure <br />requiringtheProjecttomeetalltheCity?srecyclinggoals(theCityofLAhasagoaltorecycle <br />70%ofallwastesintheCityby2020).Thoserequiredthedecommissioning <br />contractortoprepareaSolidResourcesManagementPlan,depositconcreteandasphaltonsite, <br />grindwoodandgreenwasteonsite,andseparatematerialsforoffsiterecycling. <br />Thankstothiscarefulplanning,84,035tonsofrecyclableswererecovered,fully92%ofall <br />materialsgeneratedfromdemolitiononsite,including:scrapmetals,wood,drywall.Ceramics, <br />glass,corrugatedcardboard,concreteandasphalt.Materialscrushedon-sitesavedthousands <br />oftrucktrips(andrelatedairpollution)andsaved$2millionfortheProject.TheProjectused <br />bothsource-separatedbinsinsomelocations,andcommingledrecyclingbinsinotherlocations, <br />dependingonthematerialsinvolvedandnatureofactivitiesunderway.Carefulattentionwas <br />paidtoon-sitebuildereducationprogramsandcoordinationwithbuildersonthelocationand <br /> <br />