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Siemon's global headquarters get a Zero Waste Recycling |
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Siemon announces that its station and main manufacturing plant in America is a zero-landfill facility (zero waste to landfill). In accordance with the comprehensive ISO-14001 internal audit conducted, over 99% of surplus equipment on the campus of Siemon Watertown, Connecticut is recycled, reused or redirected from an environmentally sustainable manner.
Siemon is the first and only manufacturer of network cabling in getting this important environmental recognition and the first manufacturing company in Connecticut to achieve this level of recycling.
As part of comprehensive efficiency programs and environmental management, Siemon maintains a range of 95% on all surplus material, including manufactured products and office waste. These ongoing efforts have ensured that recycling over 900 tons of surplus materials were reused in 2008 alone. All non-recyclable items are transported to a local plant that uses waste to generate energy, which is incinerated under controlled conditions to produce electricity. A small amount of ashes and the byproduct of processing waste, is all that comes to the dump.
This program combines recycling capacity with strong support from employees. Clearly identified recycling stations are located throughout the plant to help separate the material into suitable containers - there are even containers of organic matter to ensure that the leftovers do not end up in the trash.
According to Paul Knickerbocker, manager of the Plant Engineering and Manufacturing Siemon, the reference achieve Zero Landfill was not the result of individual effort and isolated, but years of efficiency initiatives and waste management on a large scale. "Since 2006 and perhaps before, 97% or 98% of our waste was redirected," said Knickerbocker. "To achieve the 99% we focus on the garbage and found that with appropriate recycling programs, we could divert more waste from garbage."
Carl Siemon, president and CEO of the company, quickly noted the role played by employees in the recognition of "zero waste". "This is a team effort," he said. "To make it work, all on Siemon have participated in recycling efforts. While this has generated huge dividends in the company, we hope to continue the effort at home and beyond. "
While the status of Zero Landfill is seen as a progressive recognition and long-range, Knickerbocker noted that only one element of a comprehensive environmental effort that binds to the implementation of a solar renewable energy, reforestation efforts conservation, and more. "When you've accomplished that concern for the environment is part of the corporate culture, it is difficult to be satisfied with only a recognition and say that we have. We are proud to be Zero-Landfill, but we can not lose sight of the rest of Siemon's green initiatives. "
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