Going Green Even To The Production?

Everyday, there are reports from every automaker stating what they are doing with their steps forward and "going green". Some automakers have made it their passion and taken it a step farther. They are now building cars on a "zero landfill factory". We can question this to some degree and determine what does any of that mean? Does it benefit the dealers, like Cincinnati Ford Dealers? Does the factory pass on savings to the dealer or is this just a way to save production cost? Even having green vehicles, Peoria Vw doesn't constitute as a "zero landfill factory".

So, you ask, what constitutes as a "zero landfill factory"? The Subaru's Indiana Automotive Plant (Sia) is one of them that started the "green thing to do" and has no waste. It's truly phenomenal that a plant can be this cautious. Now, everyone knows that if you do not have people to assist in this vast sea, it will not become what it could. Subaru does not have to worry in this field, all their workers pitch in and do the right thing. 99% of the waste is recycled and the other 1% is turned into electricity. Sia has even a paint solvent recovery system, where the paint breaks down to the base elements and reused and reused. The big plastic pieces that holds the engines and brass lug nuts that are used temporarily, are sent back to the origin place to be reused. There are an abundant amount of recycling barrels that say paper, plastic or metal, to help their employees do the right thing. Last year they recycled 15 tons of their soda cans and nothing escapes the possibility of being recycled. Even the food from the cafeteria goes to another plant that uses the waste to produce electricity.

Subaru has not kept this all to themselves. They have assisted other manufacturers to use ideas to make their unit more efficient. Even Energy Star Reflective Roofing, it reduces surface temperatures thus using less air conditioning to keep the building cool. From Rolls Royce to Honda, Ford Rouge Plant to Toyota, all these manufacturers have taken steps to reduce waste and maintain costs.