Norfolk, Virginia-based Titan America’s Pennsuco Complex located in Medley, Florida, which includes cement manufacturing, aggregates, quarrying, block manufacturing and ready-mix concrete operations, was officially certificated as a Gold level Zero Waste Facility.
Zero Waste Facility certification is a thirty party certification system by Green Business Certification Inc., Washington. Objectives of the certification include driving the development of new markets and new ideas toward a zero waste economy.
To qualify for Zero Waste Certification, the Pennsuco Complex was required to demonstrate greater than 90 percent diversion from landfill use for a minimum of 12 consecutive months. This includes reducing, reusing, recycling or composting discarded materials or recovering the materials for productive use in nature of the economy at biological temperatures and pressures. It requires implementing sustainable strategies for resource/waste management. The process for certification process also included an extensive on-site audit, which was performed by Zero Waste Council members.
The zero waste project was initiated by Pennsuco’s environmental engineer, Audrey Fulton, who credits employees and their environmental mindset for achieving zero-waste certification.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled,” says Fulton. “Going through the Zero Waste certification process took us to a new level; it inspired us to discover new and innovative opportunities for recycling and reuse.”
Zero Waste recertification occurs every three years. Fulton and Dunlap both stated that they are aiming for Platinum Certification.
Zero Waste Facility certification is a thirty party certification system by Green Business Certification Inc., Washington. Objectives of the certification include driving the development of new markets and new ideas toward a zero waste economy.
To qualify for Zero Waste Certification, the Pennsuco Complex was required to demonstrate greater than 90 percent diversion from landfill use for a minimum of 12 consecutive months. This includes reducing, reusing, recycling or composting discarded materials or recovering the materials for productive use in nature of the economy at biological temperatures and pressures. It requires implementing sustainable strategies for resource/waste management. The process for certification process also included an extensive on-site audit, which was performed by Zero Waste Council members.
The zero waste project was initiated by Pennsuco’s environmental engineer, Audrey Fulton, who credits employees and their environmental mindset for achieving zero-waste certification.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled,” says Fulton. “Going through the Zero Waste certification process took us to a new level; it inspired us to discover new and innovative opportunities for recycling and reuse.”
Zero Waste recertification occurs every three years. Fulton and Dunlap both stated that they are aiming for Platinum Certification.
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