MORROW, GA.—TOTO announced that it has expanded its sustainability initiatives at its manufacturing facility in Morrow, Ga. The company has formed a cross-industrial strategic partnership with Crossville, Inc., manufacturers of premium Porcelain Stone tile, which has developed proprietary systems for processing pre-consumer sanitary ware, fired tile, and filtrate waste back to powder that is used in the manufacture of new tile. Crossville will introduce its new EcoCycle Recycling Processes at NEOCON, where both companies will display in Chicago, June 13 to 15, 2011.
“There’s no ‘silver bullet’ when it comes to reducing a facility’s carbon footprint,” said Bill Strang, senior vice president, operations. “However, ‘silver buckshot’ proves a practical conceptual model. That is, numerous incremental projects and processes combine synergistically to significantly reduce a company’s environmental impact. At TOTO, we are eliminating the term ‘waste’ from our corporate vocabulary through a series of strategic initiatives that reduce, recycle, reuse, repurpose, and re-buy the environmental resources that we utilize in the manufacture of our water- and energy-saving premium plumbing products. We have nearly attained carbon- and water-neutral status at our five North American plants.”
TOTO has received numerous awards and recognitions for its leadership in conservation and environmental sustainability. The company is the only plumbing manufacturer honored with the EPA’s Water Efficiency Leader award for its sustained efforts to promote a water efficiency ethic through outstanding leadership and innovation in water-efficient product development, sustainable manufacturing processes, and water conservation advocacy.
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