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EPA is preparing a series of case studies to highlight the best practices and achievements of Performance Track members. These case studies can provide inspiration, ideas, and tangible evidence of Performance Track facilities' outstanding commitment to continous environmental improvement.

Performance Track Leading Practices
These in-depth articles describe leading practices employed by Performance Track facilities to achieve their environmental goals.

DENSO Manufacturing's Michigan Facility Reduces its Carbon Footprint through Heat Reclamation and Energy Efficiency Improvements (PDF) (2 pp, 351K).
Learn what this facility is doing to achieve its goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 18 percent on a normalized basis between 2004 and 2010.
Denver International Airport's Green Fleet Cuts Fuel Costs and Carbon Emissions (PDF) (2 pp, 365K).
This airport has significantly reduced its transportation fuel costs (by $160,000 in 2008 alone) while providing high-value environmental benefits.
EPSON Portland Diverts 100 Percent of its Waste from the Landfill (PDF) (2 pp, 438K)
Since 2000, this ink cartridge manufacturing facility has been responsibly diverting all of its waste through waste prevention and a comprehensive recycling program.
InterfaceFLOR Closes the Loop by Recycling Old Carpet into Raw Material Feedstock (PDF) (3 pp, 351K)
This manufacturer of carpet tiles has developed a closed-loop supply chain program that reuses post-consumer material sourced from old carpet yarn and tile backing.
Using an Environmental Screening Process to Develop Sustainable Products (PDF) (2 pp, 308k)
The Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies facility in Skillman, New Jersey, developed an environmental safety screening process that analyzes product ingredients for environmental hazards.
Implementing an Environmentally Preferable Procurement Program at Xanterra South Rim Grand Canyon (PDF) (2 pp, 373K)
Xanterra is a leader in the field of environmental preferred purchasing and procurement.

Performance Track Facility Profiles
These articles focus on individual Performance Track facilities and the range of initiatives they are taking to improve their environmental performance.

Ideal Jacobs Puts Customers and Environment First (PDF, 4 pp., 2.3 MB)
Learn how this printing company has increased efficiency, improved its bottom line, and contributed to its community as a member of Performance Track.
Monsanto Company, Muscatine Iowa Plant (PDF, 4 pp., 745 KB)
This award-winning facility lays out its keys to success as a Performance Track member and its advice to other organizations that are new to the program.
Janssen Pharmaceutica Follows Road Map to a Healthy Planet with its Environmental Stewardship (PDF, 4 pp. 803 KB)
This pharmaceutical facility installed a 500 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system that provides about 10 percent of the plant's annual electricity needs.
Port of Houston Authority Earns High Marks for Community Outreach and Environmental Performance (PDF, 4 pp., 766 KB)
The Port of Houston was the first U.S. port to meet ISO 14001 requirements and has set a standard for other ports to follow in terms of air quality, water quality, pollution prevention, and community relations.

Innovative Practices Spotlights

These brief articles describe innovative practices that Performance Track members use to improve their environmental performance, with a focus on practices that can be easily replicated by other facilities.

Andersen Puts Good Wood to Good Use
Andersen Corporation gives preference to vendors that provide third-party certification that the wood comes from forests that are managed on a sustainable basis.
Pfizer Lititz Keeps on Top of the Numbers
This Pfizer facility has developed a simple and replicable Environmental Accounting System for environmental tracking and recordkeeping.
Ricoh Electronics' Zero Waste-to-Landfill Initiative
Ricoh diverts all waste from the landfill by following a "5R" approach.

Leading by Example

A special poster session sponsored by Performance Track at the 2006 National Environmental Partnership Summit showcased environmental improvements and innovations from two dozen organizations and facilities. Attendees voted on their favorite projects.

Summaries of the winning posters
Individual presentations
- BMW Manufacturing Co., of Spartanburg, South Carolina, describes its green power initiative, (PDF, 339 KB, 2 pp) which recovers methane gas from a nearby landfill and uses the energy to heat water and generate electricity for plant process and facility operations.
- The Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC, plant in LaVergne, Tennessee, describes a project to convert its tire-curing process (PDF, 399KB, 1 p.) from using hot water to using more energy-efficient nitrogen gas.
- Bridgestone Firestone's tire manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, describes its efforts to convert a hazardous waste site into a productive wildlife habitat (PDF, 446 KB, 1 p.) and showplace for environmental education.
- Bridgestone Firestone's tire manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, describes its efforts to minimize wastes in the manufacturing process and implement recycling procedures. (PDF, 83 KB, 2 pp.)
- The Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC, plant in Warren, Tennessee, describes a project to increase wildlife biodiversity (PDF, 347 KB, 1 p.) on the unused land surrounding the tire manufacturing facility.
- Dow West Virginia Operations describes a major initiative to classify, recover, and reuse debris (PDF, 321 KB, 1 p.) from the demolition of old and retired buildings and foundations at its South Charleston site.
- Lockheed Martin's facility in Manassas, Virginia, describes an effort to boost recycling rates (PDF, 282 KB, 1 p.) by upgrading receptacles for ease of access and improving signage.
- Pfizer, Inc. and LandStudies, Inc. describe a nutrient trading project (PDF, 253 KB, 2 pp.) that restored a section of Santo Domingo Creek and its floodplain where it flows through New Street Park in Lititz, Pennsylvania.
- The Virginia Regional Environmental Management System Partnership describes its work to establish an environmental management system (PDF, 283 KB, 2 pp.) for the greater Richmond area.

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