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ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY STATEMENT
The
Tennsco Corporation Environmental Policy is to:
- Consider the environmental
impact of procedures throughout all facets of operation including, but
not limited to, purchasing, engineering, material handling, processing,
manufacturing, and transportation;
- Recognize the need
for the involvement of all employees to continually achieve the goals
that are set;
- Incorporate best
management practices into every decision-making process to reduce pollution
to the minimum levels technically and economically feasible, while achieving
or exceeding compliance with all State and Federal regulations, and
increasing productivity, quality, and value;
- Continually
renew the commitment to excellence and leadership in protecting the
environment by using the basic principles of pollution prevention, waste
minimization, waste elimination, and recycling.
Environmental
Awards
- March,
2008 - Middle Tennessee Energy Award, Association of Energy Engineers – Middle Tennessee Chapter & the MTSU Center for Energy Efficiency.
- July, 2006 - Pretreatment Excellence Award, Kentucky-Tennessee Water Environment Association.
- May, 2004 - Friend of Education Award, Dickson County Education Association (For a printer cartridge recycling partnership.)
- December, 2002 - Facilities of the Year – Honorable Mention, Environmental Protection Magazine.
- May,
2001 - Governor's Award for Excellence in Hazardous Waste Management,
Tennessee Department of Conservation.
- May,
2001 - Pretreatment Excellence Award, Kentucky-Tennessee Water Environment
Association.
- October,
2000 - Environmental Excellence Award, Tennessee Association of Business.
- May,
2000 - Industrial Pollution Prevention Award, Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation.
- May,
2000 - Governor's Award for Excellence in Hazardous Waste Management,
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.
- October,
1999 - Air Quality Award, Tennessee Association of Business.
- March,
1997 - Pretreatment Excellence Award, Kentucky-Tennessee Water Environment
Association.
Click
to View A Successful Tennsco Pollution Prevention Project
Click to View Tennsco Corporation's Green House Gas Reductions
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