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Sustainability 2019
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PRODUCT
PROCESS
PEOPLE
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Aluminum too!
542Code #5:
PP(polypropylene)
Code #2:
HDPE
Code #4:
LDPE
3 ways to recycle our…
PLASTIC
**
* Depending on type of resin used
Recycling streams
100%Recyclable
& all metals are
Our steel contains
35% recycled content
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38 VAL
Silgan Closures provides the lightest weighthighest performing closures in the industry!
This means…
LESS MATERIAL USED
MORE ENVIRONMENTALLYFRIENDLY!
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NON INTENT CLOSURES TIMELINE
Began review of variables
Began manufacturing BPA-NI for baby food
per CT law
Non-baby food customers begin conversion
Prop 65 Listing & Emergency Regulations
5 different phases of coatings tested for variety of food
All Silgan closures are available with BPA-NI coatings
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Silgan Closures facility piped most of its roof top
air conditioner condensate discharge
into their water tower….
90,000 SAVING
Gallons of water!
Our recent energy-efficient lighting retrofit is generating an annualsaving of 953,000 kilowatt-hours, the equivalent of 658 metric tonsof CO2 per year at a single facility.
90Can power…
HOMES FOR 1 YEAR!
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2003-2017
Recordable Injury Incidence rate against 2003 baseline year 85%
Decrease in incidents over
14 years!
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Silgan facilities implement
SAFETY & QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS
on a monthly basis SAFETY
QUALITY
At Minimum!
3 INITIATIVES PER MONTH
At Minimum!
3 INITIATIVES PER MONTH
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Work towards achieving zero pellet, flake,
and powder LOSS & keep the material waste
out of the environment and oceans https://opcleansweep.org/
Work with municipalities to collect previously non-recycled plastics and convert them into
valuable ENERGY FUEL (Pyrolysis Process)
http://www.hefty.com/hefty-energybag/hefty-energybag-program/
Collect difficult to recycle plastic
(EVOH) and use it to
create durable
cleanup bags for the TRASH FREE SEAS
project
https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/
Certified Corrugated Suppliers
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DID YOU
KNOW!?
Loose caps are so small they
FALL through the conveyor grid openings in the *MFR &
END UP IN
LANDFILLS!
http://www.plasticsrecycling.org/recycling-beyond-bottles/caps-on
CAP ON
BOTTLE
REDUCING
WASTE
=
*MFR = Material Recovery Facility
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IMPROVEMENTS THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE:
Silgan’s Champaign facility accepted the Illinois Governor's Sustainability Award for their environmental efforts
o Resin changeovers
o Reducing amount of emissions & waste in facility
o Converting to environmentally friendly cleaner solutions
o Installed metering systems to control dispensing
o Plastic scrap recycling system to eliminate landfill
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR’S SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
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Sustainability certificate to recognize Silgan’s environment improvements
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Winchester Farms Dairy2015
Most Notable Vender
Silgan’s product, process & people focus is recognized by customers
TreeHouse Foods2014-2015
Supplier Excellence Award
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of giving back to the community!
Every month… Silgan Closures provides DuPage PADS families with
MEALS in support of
ending homelessness in the community
20YEARS
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH GROUP
SILGAN CLOSURES
Silgan generously assisted a non-profit organization that
uses plastic CAP BAGS to collect CLOTHINGall year & hosts a
clothing drive that dresses
Clothing Distribution
Party
2,000 people
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A BENCH FOR CAPS
Silgan Closures contributed recycled capsto help build plastic PARK BENCHES for kids!
Made over
15,000BENCHES in the
last 8 YEARS!
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