October 21, 2003—Pitney Bowes has been named by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WasteWise program as a “Partner of the Year” in the Large Company category for the third year in a row. The 2003 award marks the sixth consecutive year in which the EPA has recognized Pitney Bowes for the company’s significant accomplishments in recycling and solid waste reduction at its US facilities.
The EPA launched WasteWise in 1994 as a voluntary partnership program to help businesses and institutions find practical methods to reduce municipal solid waste, increase materials reuse and recycling, and encourage the buying and manufacturing of products with recycled content.
Pitney Bowes, which initiated its own WasteWise Initiative in 1997, currently has 24 participating U.S. facilities across four divisions. In addition, Pitney Bowes’ manufacturing sitesin Pickering, Ontario Canada and Harlow, Essex UK have initiated similar local programs in solid waste reduction. In 2002, the 24 participating U.S. facilities reported a 72% rate of recycling whereas most U.S. municipalities, according to the EPA, are at an average 30% recycling rate. Over 1,140 tons of paper, for example, were recycled in 2002 by Pitney Bowes facilities that translates into the preservation of 19,380 trees, 4.6 million kilowatts of energy and the reduction of air pollutants by 34.1 tons.
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