wiredinUSA June 2014

Environmental efforts

The Superior Essex copper data cable manufacturing facility at Hoisington, Kansas has achieved a 98 percent landfill waste diversion rate for 2013, believed to be an industry-leading environmental milestone for the cable manufacturing industry. As a consequence of the plant's sustainability practices, over 4,000,000lb of waste were recycled or reused instead of being sent to a landfill. Landfill waste diversion is defined as the prevention and reduction of generated waste through source reduction, recycling, reuse, or composting. “This achievement in landfill waste diversion is an example of the high goals we have set for ourselves in environmental stewardship. It is important

to Superior Essex that we not only improve our sustainability performance each year, but that we also achieve performance levels that are considered world-class for any manufacturing industry,” stated Lindsay Allen, vice president of marketing for Superior Essex International LP. Superior Essex has also announced that its communications cable products are now fully compliant with the EU’s RoHS 2 directive and the REACH restricted substances list. While compliance with RoHS 2 and REACH are not required under US or Canadian law, these directives are being utilized by North American agencies and companies to ensure environmental standards in the products they buy.

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