June 6, 2007
Go green, make green
By Adam Smartschan
Presenters at this morning's Metal Processing Institute symposium on green engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute stressed the potential for cost savings that come with environmental stewardship.
John Bradburn, a senior environmental project manager for GM Worldwide Facilities Group/Global Environmental Programs, said three of the company's roughly 30 U.S. plants are classified as "zero landfill," with two more to be announced "soon."
The classification is achieved through high-level recycling programs and waste-to-energy initiatives.
"These environmental things also save money when you talk about energy and reusing materials," Bradburn said through a telephone hook-up from Pontiac, Mich.
Pam Civie, an industry research program manager at the Toxics Use Reduction Institute, outlined regulations in place in Europe, China and some states aimed at curbing the use of potentially hazardous chemicals in consumer products.
Also presenting were Morgana Fall, project manager at Troy, N.Y.-based Ceralink Inc., Brenda Fukai-Allison, head of the environmental performance technology department at Boeing for the 787, and Rick Mattila, director of environmental affairs at Cambridge-based Genzyme Corp.
John Bradburn, a senior environmental project manager for GM Worldwide Facilities Group/Global Environmental Programs, said three of the company's roughly 30 U.S. plants are classified as "zero landfill," with two more to be announced "soon."
The classification is achieved through high-level recycling programs and waste-to-energy initiatives.
"These environmental things also save money when you talk about energy and reusing materials," Bradburn said through a telephone hook-up from Pontiac, Mich.
Pam Civie, an industry research program manager at the Toxics Use Reduction Institute, outlined regulations in place in Europe, China and some states aimed at curbing the use of potentially hazardous chemicals in consumer products.
Also presenting were Morgana Fall, project manager at Troy, N.Y.-based Ceralink Inc., Brenda Fukai-Allison, head of the environmental performance technology department at Boeing for the 787, and Rick Mattila, director of environmental affairs at Cambridge-based Genzyme Corp.
WBJ Web Partners
Most Recent
Most Recent
0 Comments