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Environmental Statement
At Nova Polymers we are committed to environmental responsibility and the manufacturing of products that have a low impact on our planet. This commitment extends throughout our manufacturing process and supply chain. We stress the importance of building strategic relationships with companies and organizations that provide solutions that complement our initiative of reducing our environmental footprint.
Recycled content, indoor air quality, waste reduction and efficient processes are among the attributes that we look for in the products and services we offer. Our goal is to provide our customers with solutions that best meet the demands of their clients while striving for environmental responsibility.
Education
We believe that education related to environmental consciousness is a fundamental key to reducing the impact we have on our planet. Working with organizations like the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) allows us to bring awareness of the environmental issues that are faced in our industry every day. We have worked with the SEGD to co-develop a Green Paper which lays out practices and principles that are directly related to Environmental Graphic Design. These methodologies are aimed at reducing the impact we have on our environment.
Manufacturing Efficiencies
Our manufacturing facility is located in Bryan, OH. Our goal is to incorporate as much locally sourced material as possible and work with companies that share our vision of environmental responsibility. We recently added two new products that incorporate Greenguard™ Certified materials. One of these products incorporates a minimum of 40% recycled content.
In our manufacturing process we have implemented just-in-time manufacturing techniques to reduce energy and waste while becoming more efficient. These strategies are carried over to our clients who use our solutions in their fabrication processes. In 2008 we developed OEM software and processing techniques that allow our customers to significantly reduce waste and realize efficiency gains in their process.
Energy and Waste Reduction
There is a great deal of energy and material waste that is created in the sale-of-goods process that can generally go unnoticed. While we feel it is important to look internally at operations, we feel it is equally as important to look at the way our products are brought to market.
In 2007 we redesigned our packaging and implemented a new sales and distribution program. This program is intended to drastically reduce the amount of packaging waste and energy that is required to bring products to our customers. The goal of this program is to reduce the amount of incremental product shipments 25% by the end of 2008.
We have also begun developing a Material Reclamation Program. This program will provide a resource to dispose of materials at the end of their useful life in an environmentally responsible manner. The goal of this program is to reduce landfill waste and is targeted to launch by the end of 2009.
The current environmental movement across our respective industries is primarily driven by commercial building. The strides that have been made in commercial building are quantifiable and reach into all sectors of business. While these strides have been a catalyst for early adoption of environmental policies, they are not the only reason for personally taking steps to ensure that our companies are being
responsible; the reason is simply because we know that our resources are not unlimited and that we have a responsibility to do the right thing for ourselves and future generations.
Our commitment at Nova Polymers has remained consistent – that commitment is to be innovative, be creative and be responsible.
The world is a naturally beautiful place …..
We prefer to keep it that way.TM
