Sealed Air's SmartLife(TM) Sustainability Initiatives Help Company Move Closer To Zero Percent Waste-To-Landfill Goal
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., (April 21, 2011) - Sealed Air today announced that it has
achieved another milestone in its SmartLife(TM) sustainability commitments by having 60% of its
global manufacturing facilities attain "zero waste-to-landfill" for plastic raw material usage in
2010.
"More than 95% of our plastic raw materials are used to produce saleable products. Much
of our success in moving toward zero waste is the result of several programs we have
implemented across our global manufacturing supply chain that improve yields and identify
beneficial uses for our scrap material," said Vince Herran, Global Recycling Director for Sealed
Air.
According to Herran, these programs have resulted in Sealed Air being able to reuse in its
own products, recycle into other useful products, or use for energy recovery a large majority of
its plastic waste throughout all of its operations. In fact, an improvement of 72% has been
realized, based on waste figures from 2002.
"Our SmartLife approach focuses on understanding and improving the environmental
profiles of our products and the products that our products protect. We look across the entire life
cycle -from material use and energy consumption to CO2 emissions and waste generation,"
said Ron Cotterman, Executive Director of Sustainability for Sealed Air. "We recognize that this
means starting with our own operations and setting goals to eliminate waste by reducing the
amount we generate and finding practical uses for all that remains."
To achieve further progress on its zero waste-to-landfill initiative, Sealed Air is
developing programs to find more applications for scrap including using recycled materials in
construction, such as concrete blocks and roofing material, and railroad ties.
About Sealed Air
For over fifty years, Sealed Air has been a leading global innovator and manufacturer of a
wide range of packaging and performance-based materials and equipment systems that now
serve an array of food, industrial, medical, and consumer applications. Operating in 52
countries, Sealed Air's international reach generated revenue of approximately $4.5 billion in
2010. With widely recognized brands such as Bubble Wrap® brand cushioning, Jiffy® protective
mailers, Instapak® foam-in-place systems and Cryovac® packaging technology, Sealed Air
continues to identify new trends, foster new markets, and deliver innovative solutions to its
customers. For more information about Sealed Air, please visit the Company's web site at
www.sealedair.com.
