Forget the landfill. Manufacturers are getting better at finding ways to reuse their waste
With many manufacturing organizations in hot pursuit of lean initiatives or corporate sustainability -- or both -- waste is on the run. By definition, lean proponents are taking actions to drive waste out of the manufacturing processes. And for companies aiming to shrink their impact on the environment, generating less waste and better waste management strategies are sure-fire ways to help meet that goal.
There's plenty of evidence that manufacturers are taking up the challenge. For example, General Motors announced in September that by the end of 2010 half of its major manufacturing facilities would become landfill-free. In hard numbers, that translates to a total of 80 operations eventually recycling or reusing all of their production waste. Forty-three operations already have achieved this status, the automotive giant says.
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