Toyota's Engine Plants Achieve Zero Landfill Status
Erlanger, KY— Toyota announced that its Alabama
and West Virginia engine plants have achieved zero landfill targets. They
are the first of Toyota's North American plants to reach the environmental
target as part of the company's 2006 Action Plan.
Earlier this year, the West Virginia plant became the
first Toyota plant operating in North America to achieve zero landfill
status. Located in Buffalo, West Virginia, the plant began production
in 1998 and builds four-and six- cylinder engines and automatic transmissions.
The Alabama V8 engine plant, located in Huntsville,
is the first North American Toyota plant to begin production as a zero
landfill facility. Production began in April.
The engine plants have eliminated landfill waste by
reducing material usage, recycling and resource recovery. The recovery
is achieved by turning waste into reusable energy.
Waste reduction is one component of Toyota's overall
Environmental Action Plan covering the period 2001 through 2006. The Plan
also includes targets for air emissions, water conservation and energy
saving. The over-arching plan will be phased into operation in a series
of cycles with an overall reduction goal.