Fasson Roll North America reduces waste to landfill

The Fasson Roll North America division of Avery Dennison Corporation has developed a focused team armed with Enterprise Lean Sigma (ELS) tools and methods to support the corporation’s goal to reduce waste sent to landfills in North America by ten percent when compared to 2007 levels. In pursuit of this goal, the divisional team has reported tangible results by diverting 94 truckloads of material going into a landfill with a process improvement to its Fasson Exact program.

This focused internal team reviewed the Fasson Exact service program and analyzed the trim waste of existing master rolls. It then streamlined a process that took better advantage of master rolls widths resulting in less trim. This resulted in a significant reduction of trim waste – up to 7.6 tons/day – delivered to and placed in local landfills, thus falling in line with the corporation’s goal to improve its environmental footprint.  
 
‘Using ELS tools we systematically eliminated waste on multiple fronts,’ said Kent Packer, supply chain manager for Fasson Roll North America. ‘This ongoing effort has been rewarded with breakthrough results.  At the same time we have continued to expand our waste reduction service offerings with our newest Fasson Ready Width service.’

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