WASTE MANAGEMENT HomeGreen Building DesignWaste Management REDUCING, REUSING AND RECYCLING We are working towards absolute material utilisation throughout our manufacturing processes by reusing and recycling waste materials. We employ waste mapping to track waste streams back to their sources in our facilities worldwide. Using lean manufacturing methodologies, each facility eliminates or minimizes the identified wastes one source at a time, typically starting with the highest-volume or highest-cost waste stream identified through the mapping process. We explore reuse and recycling options for wastes that remain. Our Resource Management Subcommittee of our Sustainability Committee is helping us move beyond manufacturing to other areas in the company, such as product formulation and raw materials management, where waste can be eliminated or minimized. We are measuring our performance against two goals: A 25% reduction in total waste disposal intensity by 2025 from a 2017 baseline. Achieve zero landfill status from process waste at 35% of PPG manufacturing and research and development (R&D) locations by 2025. We achieved the intensity goal in 2019 but remain focused on waste reduction to ensure continuous improvement. Our 2020 total waste disposal intensity was 2.3 metric tons of waste produced per 100 metric tons of production, which was a 33.8% decline from the 2017 baseline. Reduced production during the pandemic was a significant factor behind this performance. YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT PPG’S COMMITMENT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE PPG SUSTAINABILITY REPORT REDUCING THE IMPACT OF PACKAGING In the UK & Ireland, we’re also taking steps to reduce the impact of our paint packaging. To support on-site waste management requirements, we can dispose of empty paint cans via our national network of Johnstone’s Decorating Centres. Through the network we are able to recycle Johnstone’s paint cans from both solvent and water-based paints, including cans that have contained emulsions, gloss paints, undercoats and primers woodcare, floor and masonry paints– both metal and plastic! All waste packaging will be returned to suppliers or our PPG Birstall manufacturing site where it will be sorted, baled and fully recycled by approved third parties under a comprehensive duty of care agreement. To access more information on the Johnstone’s Decorating Centre Recycling scheme visit our Contact page PPG Architectural Coatings Huddersfield Road, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9XA 01924 354354 specifiers.acuk@ppg.com Services Total Coatings Solutions Colour Services Green Building Design About PPG Latest Projects The Spine Bristol Airport Alexandra Palace Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Wembley Stadium Latest Posts BIM is better in colour Colour + Place PPG launches 2022+ Colour & Design trends How NBS is helping specifiers to collaborate with manufacturers Right first time coatings specifications through NBS The PPG logo is a registered trademark and We Protect and Beautify the World is a trademark of PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. Other third-party marks are property of their respective owners © 2021 PPG Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Legal Notices & Privacy Policies | Global Code of Ethics | Modern Slavery | Edit Cookie Settings PPG AC USES COOKIES PPG AC uses cookies to offer the basic functionality of the website, to generate user statistics using Google Analytics on an Anonymous basis to make our website more user friendly and to tailor advertising on PPG AC website and other PPG websites. We process personal data in compliance with GDPR. We ask your permission for the use of cookies. I ACCEPT COOKIES View and change your cookie settings Please see our Privacy Statement for more information.