Lanxess Corp. has enacted a number of initiatives to improve waste and energy conservation at its Orange, TX manufacturing plant. One initiative is to recycle solvent from two different waste streams at the Orange plant. The waste will be shipped to a company that will distill, separate and use the materials as an additive for industrial-grade gasoline and diesel. The project, scheduled to begin this summer, has the potential to reduce waste by two million pounds and would reduce the plant’s Annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) by 52%.
“We have made waste conservation a plant-wide priority, with everyone from top to bottom made aware of the great things we are hoping to accomplish,” said Cliff Wenzel, environmental superintendent, Orange site. “Lanxess understands the importance of being a socially responsible corporate citizen.”