ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
CertainTeed is committed to achieving our sustainability goals through responsible product development, divisional recycling programs, and environmentally sound manufacturing processes.
RESOURCE PRESERVATION
CertainTeed recycles ceiling material reducing landfill waste, increasing post-consumer recycled content, and efficiencies in manufacturing—saving energy and recourses.
CertainTeed gypsum plants in the U.S. and Canada utilize clean gypsum board waste and recycle it back into new gypsum board recycling the equivalent of 300 million square feet of gypsum annually.
PRODUCT SUSTAINABILITY
Product sustainability and green manufacturing are at the core of our commitment to environmental stewardship. Learn how each of our divisions is contributing to the future of eco-innovation and leading the way in green innovation through environmentally friendly manufacturing processes.
OUR GOALS
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INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
Achievement: Reduced 2013 energy consumption per ton of product produced by 6 percent compared to 2010.
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CARBON FOOTPRINT
Achievement: Reduced 2013 carbon footprint per ton of product produced by 22 percent compared to 2010.
WATER REDUCTION
Achievement: Reduced 2013 water consumption per ton of product produced by 15 percent compared to 2010.
WASTE REDUCTION
Achievement: Reduced 2013 non-hazardous waste generation per ton of product produced by 19 percent compared to 2010.