Electo-Motive Inc., a division of General Motors, has received the 2004 Illinois Governor’s Pollution Prevention Award, according to a release from the company.
The company, based in LaGrange, Ill., was recognized for its efforts to recycle materials and minimize environmental impacts of substances used in the manufacturing process.
According to the release, the company has an active program to recycle used oils, pallets, scrap wood, cardboard, paper and computers. Electo-Motive also reports that it cut emissions at its LaGrange facility by using reformulated engine paint and substituted more environmentally friendly products for those formerly used in cutting processes and engine cleaning.
“The projects honored by the Governor’s Pollution Prevention Awards show that GM Electro-Motive is working hard at being a good steward of the environment,” says George VanderVelde, director of the Waste Management and Research Center (WMRC), a division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. “Through product substitution, implementation of an environmental management system and aggressive recycling, GM Electro-Motive is proving that what is good for the environment is also good for business.”
It was one of four businesses to receive the award in the Large Industry category.
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