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CWM Takes Recycling to New Levels

CWM Recycles

As a further refinement to our environmentally responsible culture, CWM has launched a new Recycling Initiative to help take our focus on environmentally friendly manufacturing and overall stewardship to a new level. One of our key objectives is to encourage similar programs with our suppliers, neighbors, and customers.

CWM Recycles Magnesium Scrap

CWM’s recycled materials, such as plastic, steel, cardboard, electronics, etc. are typically sent to a certified recycling vendor. CWM, however, as part of our new Recycling Initiative, is taking the extraordinary step of requiring our recycling vendors to provide a full manifest/certification and/or a detailed process map that illustrates exactly how recyclables are processed. We are finding that not everything is being recycled as we thought. Plans are underway to deal with this issue transparently, and to determine what improvements can be made.

We are also asking our suppliers to provide the recycled content of products sold to CWM. As an example, we asked our food/beverage provider to see if plastic stirrers, lids, utensils, and containers can be replaced with something more environmentally friendly. That effort resulted in eliminating plastic soda bottles (cans and cartons only), changing coffee stirrers from plastic to wood, and replacing foam coffee cups with biodegradable ones.

CWM takes environmental stewardship seriously. We’ve been a leader in our industry in this regard, having had recycling programs in place for more than 30 years. And though we can’t completely overhaul the entire recycling industry on our own, our team will do what we can to initiate changes. We are confident that this renewed Recycling Initiative will have a very positive impact on CWM and our community of suppliers, customers, and neighbors. Stay tuned for more information in the coming months!

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