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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.
Environmental
efforts
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