Plastipak
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The impact of climate change and the threat to
the environment from pollutants are too big to
ignore, and Plastipak is doing everything we possibly
can to protect the future of the planet.
The company is committed to social responsibility for
environmental
guardianship and its leadership in
sustainability. Plastipak is meeting
the goals set by the company's formal conservation plan.
Under this plan Plastipak has initiated a program to
reduce compressed air leakage throughout all of
our U.S. operations, achieve greater fuel economy,
reduce volatile emissions and expand lightweighting
programs to reduce the amount of plastic in each
container. Plastipak engineers its source materials, technologies,
transportation, distribution and recycling scenarios
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Ahead of the Recycling Trend |
For over
20 years, we have led the plastics
industry in protecting the environment
and the consumer, building and improving
our sustainable processes over time.
Plastipak has been dedicated to environmental
stewardship for over 20 years. Protecting
the environment for future generations
and acting as a responsible global citizen
for a shared community, Plastipak has
been practicing green business practices
for over two decades.
Leaders
in Sustainability
Plastipak has not always called its initiative
“sustainability,” but the company has
embraced these concepts and implemented
them in its processes since the organization's
inception.
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Tech Recycles Billions of Bottles a Year |
Plastipak is the only plastics company to have a recycling affiliate that processes both PET and HDPE bottles.
Plastipak founded its recycling facility, Clean Tech,
long before it was a grassroots movement. Since it first began operations
in 1989, this recycling center has recycled billions of plastic
bottles.
Clean Tech also recycles the water it uses during the recycling process.
Used water is sent to its in-house water treatment plant where microbes
feed on microscopic bits of natural materials while harmless compounds
are added. This interaction successfully cleans and readies the water
for reuse.
Plastipak is committed to a clean recycling ecosystem, encouraging
activities that will not diminish the recyclability of plastic containers.
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Whiteline Express Reduces Emissions and Fuel Use |
Whiteline is commited to sustainability over the long haul
Founded in 1983, Whiteline Express, Ltd. provides Plastipak Packaging, Inc. with transportation and logistics support. Whiteline has developed into a full-service carrier equipped with a fleet of 300 trucks and 1,000 trailers supporting a customer base of the nation’s leading shippers.
In 2007, Whiteline began testing and implementing many sustainability practices, focused primarily on improving fuel economy and decreasing emissions.
The foundation for these sustainability efforts is Whiteline’s beneficial affiliation with the EPA-sponsored SmartWay Transportation Partnership. In order to meet SmartWay’s goals, Whiteline is diligently taking steps to:
- Install anti-idling devices, aerodynamic side fairings and more efficient tractors
- Purchase more environmentally friendly and energy-efficient trucks
- Provide new energy-efficient engine settings and low-rolling resistance tires for the fleet and distribute driver training materials to improve fuel economy
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