Loparex’s Wisconsin plant now landfill-free

Loparex, a global release liner manufacturer, has announced that its Hammond, Wisconsin, manufacturing plant is now landfill-free as of August 2011. This means that Loparex is now directing 99 percent of all of its waste away from landfill.

The company launched a ‘going green’ program across all its Americas locations in June last year, and appointed Jim Miller, business development director of the Hammond facility, as ‘corporate sustainability champion’. Miller now heads a team of seven employees across the region dedicated to implementing Loparex’s sustainability initiatives.

Miller estimates that 20 percent of his time is devoted to green initiatives and that 10 percent of the other members’ time is set aside for green tasks and data generation. Based on those numbers, Loparex says it has dedicated the equivalent of a full-time employee towards the effort.

Additionally, Loparex continues to attain various green certifications such as TLMI’s LIFE, strive for further reduction in greenhouse gases, and promote ways to reduce waste in corporate facilities and offices. Office recycling is also cited as an important part of the program, such as replacing Styrofoam cups and providing each employee with water bottles and coffee mugs, using rechargeable batteries and recycling light bulbs. 

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