{"id":3212,"date":"2017-04-22T08:52:28","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T12:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugpower.local\/?p=3212"},"modified":"2022-02-22T14:56:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T19:56:00","slug":"celebrating-sustainable-manufacturing-on-earth-day-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/blog\/celebrating-sustainable-manufacturing-on-earth-day-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Sustainable Manufacturing on Earth Day 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On Earth Day 2017, Plug Power is redoubling efforts the company is taking to ensure the \u201cgreen\u201d of fuel cells extends beyond the customer facility. Keeping up with the Plug Power reputation, a cross-functional team has recently gone back to the drawing board to again ensure we\u2019re looking at new ways to enhance sustainable manufacturing across all product lines.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What exactly is sustainable manufacturing?<br>\n<\/em><\/strong><em>\u201cSustainable manufacturing&nbsp;is the creation of manufactured products through economically-sound processes that minimize negative environmental impacts while conserving energy and natural resources.\u201d<sup>1<\/sup> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Plug Power is approaching the exercise by looking at our products from two angles.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before our products ever reach our customers, our engineering team is discussing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Universal&nbsp;components to span multiple product lines, that allow us to scale and simplify our recycling efforts;<\/li><li>Evaluating and increasing opportunities to use recycled materials (such as metals and plastics);<\/li><li>Adding labels to parts to identify the material (typically plastics) for end of life recycling.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding end of life products, we\u2019re looking to improve upon already set measures to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Identify materials for proper disposal\/recycling;<\/li><li>Track and recycle potentially unsustainable parts such as Lithium ion batteries<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ae-lane-report.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/gogreen.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, we see our sustainable manufacturing and recycling efforts as important to the world, but also recognize the impact these positive behaviors have on our costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlug Power has a responsibility to operate and manufacture with sustainability in mind,\u201d said Dustan Skidmore, VP of engineering at Plug Power. \u201cWe will continue to strive to make our products as environmentally friendly when they are recycled as they are when in use.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world of sustainable manufacturing continues to improve, as new practices, discovery and disposal methods are made available. 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