In the United States some companies are racing to be acknowledged for their environmentally friendly business practices. Car companies are often seen bragging about their car as the most eco friendly choice or the car with the lowest carbon foot print. The competitiveness of this industry in the field of green technology makes it seem logical that a car company has made it to zero landfill status. Zero landfill status is and honor and acknowledgement given to a business who has been able to reduce the amount of product leaving their business in the form of waste to zero. While a car company achieving this status might not be surprising to you, the car company that has managed it might not be one you were thinking about.

The market has been flooded by hybrid and electric vehicles. Toyota, Honda, even the luxury brands like Lexus have all thrown an iron or two into the hybrid fire, but Subaru has not. While Subaru does not have a new trendy hybrid vehicle what they have done is pretty amazing. In Lafayette, Indiana cars are produced at the Subaru plant every day and ninety nine point eight percent of all materials that would have been considered trash previously are now recycled. How long has it been since you sent trash to a dump? The last report out of the plant showed that the company has not sent any garbage loads to the landfill in more than four years.

How does Subaru get rid of its leftovers without putting them in the trash? The three Rs, reduce, reuse, recycle are the foundation upon which Subaru built their green business model. When you build a car there are large amounts of steel and other metals that go to waste. The first step the company took to reduce was developing a technique that would help them cut the car pieces out of the sheet metal in a more efficient way. Subaru has been able to reduce the amount of left over steel to around two hundred fifty one pounds for every car. That is a huge reduction from previous numbers showing waste at around 460 pounds per car. By reusing items like small yellow engine caps the plant is able to reuse around three thousand tons of different products and materials in a year.

The final R is considered a last resort at Subaru, if an item or material can not be reduced or reused it enters the plants recycling program. Everything gets recycled that can be. Leftover or unusable car parts, all paper used in manufacturing and office work, bottles and cans from employee’s lunches all have a place in the company’s extensive recycling plan.

The company has also begun researching ways that their by products can be turned into commodities for the company. A bean bag chair company has now partnered with them so not only is Subaru in the car building business they are also in the business of supplying Styrofoam.

When you think about buying a green car next time, consider doing some research to find the car that really is green!

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