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U.S. EPA SELECTS 32 NEW MEMBERS FOR PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE TRACK, RECOGNIZES TOP ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMERS

Release Date: 02/11/2002
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Environmental News

    FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2002

    U.S. EPA SELECTS 32 NEW MEMBERS FOR PARTICIPATION IN
    NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE TRACK,
    RECOGNIZES TOP ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMERS

    Luke Hester 202-564-7818 / [email protected]



    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman today announced the acceptance of 32 new members into the National Environmental Performance Track program. Launched just
    18 months ago, Performance Track now has 280 members who are recognized for their achievements, as well
    as for a commitment to top environmental management and to continuously improving their environmental performance.

    “Through Performance Track, EPA recognizes and rewards businesses and public facilities that demonstrate strong environmental performance beyond current requirements,” Whitman said. “While building a collaborative relationship with EPA, Performance Track participants realize environmental results beyond what could be achieved through regulation and enforcement alone. Their efforts will be of significant help as we look towards our ultimate goal: cleaner air, purer water and better protected land.”

    The National Environmental Performance Track was designed by the EPA to recognize and encourage top environmental performers -- those companies and communities that voluntarily go beyond compliance with regulatory requirements to attain levels of environmental performance that benefit the environment, people and communities.

    Building on previous innovation programs with states, businesses, and community and environmental groups, Performance Track emphasizes continuous environmental improvement, effective state/EPA relationships, and the need to inform and involve citizens and communities.

    The newest Performance Track members have made environmental commitments to reduce water consumption, reduce emissions of particulate matter, increase recycling and reduce total solid waste. Members agree to meet these commitments within the next three years.

    The new members add their efforts to the already substantial commitments made by existing members. So far, over their initial three years of participation, for example, Performance Track facilities are committed to reducing solid waste by 225 million pounds; lowering emissions of greenhouse gases by 26 million pounds; recycling or reusing more than five million pounds of materials; and reducing emissions of volatile organic compounds by 98,000 pounds.

    Performance Track’s member facilities represent both small businesses and large companies from the chemical, electronic, automotive, dry cleaning and pharmaceutical industries, among others. The new members include additional facilities from companies already participating (such as Dupont, International Paper, IBM, 3M, and Rohm and Haas) as well as from companies new to the program (such as PPG Industries, Yamaha Music Manufacturing, and Marathon Ashland). They also include a public facility–NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center.


    New Performance Track Members

    Arkansas
    International Paper - Pine Bluff Mill
    Pine Bluff, AR

    California
    Rohm and Haas - La Mirada Plant
    La Mirada, CA

    Thermal Media Group and Reprographics Supply Group
    Santa Ana, CA

    Georgia
    Yamaha Music Manufacturing, Inc.
    Thomaston, GA

    Illinois
    Borg Warner Air/Fluid Systems
    Dixon, IL

    Indiana
    Digital Audio Disc Corporation
    Terre Haute, IN

    Nishikawa Standard Company - New Haven Facility
    Ft. Wayne, IN

    Tetra Pak Materials, LP - Ft. Wayne
    Ft. Wayne, IN

    Tetra Pak Processing Systems Americas, Inc.
    Greenwood, IN

    Iowa
    E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Inc.
    Fort Madison, IA

    Kentucky
    Hitachi Automotive Products
    Harrodsburg, KY

    Louisiana
    Louisiana Refining Division - Garyville Refinery
    Garyville, LA

    Mississippi
    John C. Stennis Space Center
    Stennis Space Center, MS

    New Jersey
    Ideal Jacobs Corporation
    Maplewood, NJ

    New York
    CPS Corporation
    Dunkirk, NY

    Dresser-Rand Wellsville Operations
    Wellsville, NY

    IBM - Thomas J. Watson Research Center
    Yorktown Heights, NY

    Loctite Electronics
    Olean, NY

    Nucor Steel Auburn, Inc.
    Auburn, NY

    North Carolina
    Asmo North Carolina, Inc.
    Statesville, NC

    Ohio
    LDM Technologies, Inc.- Byesville
    Byesville, OH

    Pennsylvania
    PPG Industries Inc - Works 8
    Meadville, PA

    South Carolina
    Palmetto Landfill and Recycling Center
    Wellford, SC

    Richland Landfill
    Elgin, SC

    Oakridge Landfill
    Dorchester, SC

    Hickory Hill Landfill and Recycling Center
    Ridgeland, SC

    Eastover Mill
    Eastover, SC

    Tennessee
    Dura Automotive Systems
    Gordonsville, TN

    Texas
    3M Austin Research Boulevard Site
    Austin, TX

    Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., Cedar Bayou Plant
    Baytown, Texas

    Virginia
    Waynesboro Plant
    E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Inc.
    Waynesboro, VA

    Wisconsin
    Epic Resins
    Palmyra, WI

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