Baxa Environmental Program Nets Significant Results
Summary
The company operates under full compliance with the WEEE (European Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment) Directive and promotes environmental stewardship in both global and local venues.Privately held, Baxa Corporation has subsidiaries and sales offices in Canada and the United Kingdom; direct representation in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Switzerland; and distribution partners worldwide.More recently, the company has adopted a number of ‘green’ initiatives for further reducing their environmental impact and supporting their goals for environmental stewardship.For 2007, according to data provided by Waste Management the company’s waste and recycling hauler, Baxa recycling efforts resulted in the following environmental savings:* 288 cu yd of landfill airspace saved* 1,399 mature trees saved* 38,110 gallons of oil saved* 1,975 gallons of gasoline saved* 576,170 gallons of water saved* 337,471 kw-hr of electricity saved“In addition to our corporate-level programs, each year, Baxa promotes Earth Day through fun associate activities,” notes Steve vanEngen, Senior VP of Operations.Continuous improvement programs ensure that all processes are continually examined and updated to ensure elimination of unnecessary activities, reducing energy consumption, optimizing product packaging to reduce cost and waste, and addressing regulatory requirements.Baxa Corporation strives to address environmental impact in all of its operations – whether they are manufacturing or office activities.Privately held, Baxa Corporation has subsidiaries and sales offices in Canada and the United Kingdom; direct representation in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Switzerland; and distribution partners worldwide.