GM'S electro-motive recognized.Electro-Motive Inc., a division of General Motors, has received the 2004 Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Award. The company, based in LaGrange, III., was recognized for its efforts to recycle materials and minimize environmental impacts of substances used in the manufacturing process. Electro-Motive has programs in place to recycle used oils, pallets, scrap wood, cardboard, paper and computers. The company also has cut emissions at its LaGrange facility by using reformulated engine paint and has substituted more environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] products for those formerly used in cutting processes and engine cleaning. "The projects honored by the Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards show that GM Electro-Motive is working hard at being a good steward of the environment," says George VanderVelde, director of the Waste Management and Research Center (WMRC WMRC Waste Management and Research Center WMRC World Markets Research Centre (London, England) WMRC Weighted Maximal Ratio Combining ), a division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is a cabinet-level department of the state government of Illinois. It is headquartered in the state capital of Springfield. . "Through product substitution, implementation of an environmental management system and aggressive recycling, GM ElectroMotive electromotive /elec·tro·mo·tive/ (-mo´tiv) causing electric activity to be propagated along a conductor. is proving that what is good for the environment is also good for business." Electro-Motive markets, designs, sells, manufactures and services freight and passenger diesel-electric locomotives and diesel marine and power generation products. The company was one of four businesses to receive the award in the "Large Industry" category. The other winners included Behr Process Corp., Crown Cork The crown cork (also known as a crown cap or just a crown), the first form of bottle cap, was invented by William Painter in 1891 in Baltimore. The company making it was originally called the Bottle Seal Company, it changed its name with the almost immediate success & Seal USA Inc. and Cadbury Adams Cadbury Adams, a subsidiary of Cadbury Schweppes, is a confectionery company producing candy, gum, breath mints and cough drops headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. The company was formed after Cadbury Schweppes purchased the Adams brand from Pfizer in 2003 for $4. . A full list of the award recipients is available online at www.wmrc.uiuc.edu/ main sections/info_services/govs_awards.cfm. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion