ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD:
Green Bay Packaging Inc. was selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency - Region VI to receive its Regional Administrator's Environmental
Excellence Award in the category of recycling. The Corporation was recognized
for its significant contributions in the preservation of a clean environment
through the advocacy and implementation of recycling and pollution prevention
techniques at its Arkansas Kraft Division.
BENEFICIAL REUSE OF BOILER
ASH:
The Green Bay Mill Division of Green Bay Packaging Inc. in cooperation with the
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation entered into an operational arrangement
for the beneficial reuse of the ash generated by the mill's coal-fired boiler.
This ash is further combusted at WPSC's Pulliam Power Plant for energy
recovery. To-date, approximately 7,000 tons of ash have been diverted from the
local landfills under this beneficial reuse-energy recovery program.
AFPA AWARD FOR ENERGY
MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION:
The Arkansas Kraft Division of Green Bay Packaging Inc. received the American Forest and Paper Association's first place award for Energy Management and
Innovation for the utilization of a method to gasify wood waste as a fuel
source for steam energy production. This process diverts the landfilling of
over 300,000 tons of wood waste annually saving significant landfill volume. In
addition, this process significantly reduces the use of non-replenishable
natural gas.
