Sustainable Efforts
Keeping It GREEN MCC Clarksville | Tennessee (USA) A community with vision is one that implements programs that have lasting value to its residents and businesses. Clarksville-Montgomery County’s Green Certification Program is a promising example of the vision that makes this community not only a great place to live and work today but promises a vibrant and sustainable future. In 2011, Clarksville-Montgomery County started the Green Certification Program and continues to build the program year after year.
MCC Clarksville principles The mission of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program is to help local organizations become better environmental stewards by saving resources, generating ideas, and continuously striving to improve. MCC Clarksville was inducted into the Green Certification Program in 2016 based mainly on its heavy efforts in reclamation, recycling, and reuse. MCC Clarksville considers environmental responsibility as an integral part of its activities, based on the following principles: • Awareness of possible environmental risks and their minimization through the choice of product technologies. • Use of environment-friendly materials in our product portfolio. • Implementation of every opportunity for a reduction in atmospheric, soil, and water impact, as well as low greenhouse gas emissions and waste through appropriate measures. • Maximum utilization of resource and environmentprotective technologies in line with our ongoing strategy.
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Solvent recovery system Their largest recycling program is the solvent recovery system, where solvents used in the printing process are reclaimed, recycled, and reused. As of their last certification in 2018, 4.1 million pounds of solvent were recovered, and they are currently on track to meet or exceed that in 2021. Rather than purchasing new solvent, the recovered solvent is put back into the product, or sold to the company’s ink manufacturer.
