Wednesday, January 24, 2001
Peachtree City's
TDk is honored by the EPA for environmental policy
TDK Components
USA, Inc. in Peachtree City has been selected by the Environmental Protection
Agency as one of 43 southeastern charter members in the National Environmental
Achievement Track, a program that recognizes and rewards businesses for
exceeding environmental protection requirements.
According to
the EPA's Becky Allenbach, this program recognizes businesses that go
above and beyond the standards set by the EPA.
Over a two-year
period, TDK reduced its metal hydroxide (filter cake sludge), which is
considered a hazardous waste, from 2,000 pounds to 650 pounds, Allenbach
said.
The company
also chose to send it to a metals recycling facility. "TDK also reduced
methanol waste by 75 percent and in the future has committed to recycling
copper waste," she said.
William Nutt,
TDK's senior manager for administration, purchasing and environmental
management systems, said making environmental improvements through decreased
waste ultimately saves money and is easy to do. "Intuitively, people
feel good about it," he said.
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