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The Knoll 8
1. Protection of the Biosphere
2. Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
3. Waste Reduction and Disposal
4. Conservation
5. Risk Reduction
6. Safe Products and Services
7. Environmental Restoration
8. Informing the Public
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1. Protection of the Biosphere
We will strive to make continued progress toward reducing or eliminating the release of any hazardous substance in an effort to safeguard all habitats affected by our operations.
We will continue to reduce the use and/or emissions of hazardous air pollutants and volatile organic compounds from our manufacturing operations through the introduction of clean technologies.
- • In 2010 the majority of PVC was replaced by ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) for standard edges on laminate work surfaces.
- • The Toronto facility replaced all urea formaldehyde adhesives used for pressing wood veneers with non-toxic PVA adhesives.
• Knoll U.S. manufacturing facilities were more than 95% hazardous air pollutants (HAP) and VOC free.
• The Grand Rapids facility was awarded Clean Corporate Citizen designation by the State of Michigan in 2010. The honor recognizes excellence in clean technology, waste management and other key environmental factors.
We will provide water treatment facilities that meet or exceed discharge criteria.
- • In 2010, the state-of-the-art water treatment facility in East Greenville treated 15,272,575 gallons of wastewater.
We will monitor storm water, conserve water use and develop processes to minimize water pollution.
- • In 2010 the plaforization process for pre-treating metal parts at the East Greenville facility delivered savings of approximately 1,000,000 gallons of water.
- • At the Muskegon facility counter-flow systems were installed on washers to reduce water usage and discharge. The installation was completed in mid 2010, and first full year savings data will be available in 2011.
- • The Muskegon facility continued to pipe wastewater to a county treatment facility that employs sludge ponds and settling ponds to treat water, which is then used to irrigate food-producing farm plots on the property.
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