The recycling sites collect the standard fare of recyclables plus batteries, mercury, motor oil, oil filters, tires, and anti-freeze. Tina is actively involved in six schools throughout the rural county, involving the children with hands on projects. Most recently, she pioneered a book swap for her rural district that has had overwhelming response from the public, reusing over 11,000 of the 19,000 books received in 1999. A member of the community nominated Tina for her extraordinary efforts toward improving the local environment with little financial resources available. The company is currently looking at several source reduction and buy recycled initiatives.
All revenue generated from the sale of recyclables is donated to charity.
Annually, this single PSI facility recycles 60 tons of material, including cardboard, magazines, mixed paper, newspaper, brass, steel, aluminum cans, and aluminum scrap. Cinergy is currently proceeding with an operational plan to reduce paper generation through electronic work flow of drawings, work orders, material requisitions, and communications. A wood waste recycling program is growing, and the company is exploring energy saving methods as well. As a result, Crane has quite a comprehensive recycling program for both the facilities and households on base. Crane has led an effort to reuse surplus material, use less toxic batteries for training purposes, and incorporate the use of recycled content materials into their purchasing practices.