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20stryker.comallothewoodweusedmettheForestStewardshipCouncilcerticationstandard.Wecollectedandrecycledconstructionwastedivertingmorethan70percentothewasteromlandlls.InMahwahNewJerseywedivertedmorethan23tonsooodwasteromlandllsin2013.At500000squareeetthislocationisourlargestLEED-certiedmanuacturingacility.Tesiteusesanumberoleadingenvironmentalpracticesincludingahigh-volumeorganicwastedecompositionsystem.MahwahsEco-SaeDigestercandigestupto2500poundsovirtuallyeverytypeooodwastedailywithdecompositionoccurringwithin24hours.Tesystemrapidlydigestsoodwasteintoanutrient-neutralliquidefuentsuitableordischargeintomunicipalsewersystemswhichisthentransportedtowastewatertreatmentplantswhereitisurtherdigested.TeDigesterconsumed46259poundsin2013.Oursustainabilitystrategiesincludeprovidingresourcesandopportunitiesthatmakeiteasierorourcolleaguestobemoreenvironmentallyresponsiblesuchasalternativetransportationprograms.StrykersFreiburgGermanylocationwasawardedthecitysEco-ransportSealwhichispresentedtothosecompaniesthatencourageandoeremployeesenvironmentally-riendlyoptionsorcommuting.InFreiburgweprovideemployeeswithapre-undedannualregionaltransportationpasshaveincreasedthenumberobikeracksavailableandoersharedtaxiserviceorlateandnightshiemployeestothelocaltramstop.AtourCestasFrancelocationwelaunchedacarsharingsowaresystemtohelpconnectemployeesthatareinterestedincarpooling.Whilewepursuetheseinitiativesaspartoourresponsibilitytocareorandprotectoursurroundingssucheortsalsobenettheworkenvironmentwecreateorouremployees.ELIMINATINGPOLLUTANTSANDPOTENTIALLYHARMFULSUBSTANCESBenzinealsoknownasbenzinisavolatilefammableliquidmixturederivedrompetroleumusedasacleaningsolvent.ButbecauseotheinherentresaetyandpollutionhazardsourSelzachSwitzerlandacilityhasreplacedthissolventwithultrasonicbathsthatcontainacleaningsolutionmixode-ionizedwaterand3salt-reedetergentthatsnowusedtodegreaseparts.23TONSOFFOODWASTEWASDIVERTEDFROMLANDFILLSIN2013ATOURMAHWAHNEWJERSEYPLANT.STRYKERSMEDICALDIVISIONINPORTAGEMICHIGANRECYCLES16DIFFERENTTYPESOFWASTESTREAMS.AudreyMahwahsEco-SafeDigester