Sustainability and waste reduction have been increasingly
important topics in recent years. Everyone has taken steps in their daily
life to help reduce their carbon footprint from using more energy efficient
appliances in their homes to stepping up their recycling efforts. Ford Motor
Company has made tremendous strides in reducing the amount of waste that they
send to landfills each year. Globally, Ford has reduced the amount of waste sent to
landfills by 39% over the past five years. An article from Ford In The News called, “Ford
Celebrates Waste-reduction Efforts” discusses how Ford has gone about
reducing their waste. Take a look:
In the last five
years, Ford has cut the amount of landfill waste it produces while
manufacturing its vehicles by some 44 percent, keeping approximately 100
million pounds of trash from reaching the world’s landfills. But that doesn’t
mean the company is about to rest on its (very green) laurels; instead, Ford
has now committed itself to lowering landfill waste by another 10 percent per
vehicle by the end of 2013—at which point, the automaker would be creating an
average of just 20 lbs. of waste materials per vehicle.
And impressively, the
Blue Oval has been doing an even better job at reducing its impact on the
environment here in the U.S., where the company has reduced its manufacturing
landfill waste by 49 percent in the 2007-2011 period. That’s thanks to the
efforts of Ford facilities like its plant in Flat Rock, Mich., where the Ford Mustang is built. Using a new finishing process, waste paint solids are being
recaptured and recycled into energy that helps keep the line running. The
Wolverine State hosts Ford’s Milford Proving Ground as well, where a
solar-powered trash compactor also is helping transform waste into energy—not
landfill deposits. Combined with previous recycling programs at the Proving
Ground, the facility now sends exactly zero waste to landfills.
And similar efforts
are ongoing throughout the country.
“Reducing waste to
landfills is one of our top environmental priorities and we continue to
challenge our teams to identify and implement innovative solutions,” said Andy
Hobbs, director of Ford’s Environmental Quality Office.
At Brighton Ford we strive to continue these efforts to be
more ‘green’ and reduce our waste as well. If you have any questions about
Ford’s waste reduction efforts please feel free to Contact Us, we would be happy
to answer.
Brighton
Ford is located at 8240 Grand River Ave. just north of I-96 in Brighton. We are
a family owned and operated business that strives on customer satisfaction.
Brighton Ford proudly serves the Brighton Ford dealership needs, Howell Ford
dealership needs, Fowlerville Ford dealership needs, South Lyon Ford dealership
needs, Whitmore Lake Ford dealership needs and Ann Arbor Ford dealership needs.
For more information on Brighton Ford visit BrightonFord.com or give us a call at
(800)-836-8206.
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