GM's Landfill Free Plants to Save Almost 8,000 Tons of Waste Annually - VIDEO STORY

FLINT, MI - April 18, 2008: With Earth Day on April 22, some companies are revving up their green efforts and touting plans to reduce their carbon footprint, or the amount of gases emitted from a single activity. To reduce the amount of waste created every year, companies like General Motors (GM) have announced plans to implement a landfill free manufacturing process. This means all of the materials generated in their regular production operations will be reused or recycled. By recycling and reusing everything from gloves to plastic trays, GM reports this process can eliminate an estimated 8,000 tons of waste annually.

GM also indicates its Flint Engine South Plant, one of the first manufacturing facilities in the U.S. to achieve zero waste, reduces its carbon footprint by more than 44,000 metric tons and helps save more than 3,000 mature trees annually.

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