Manufacturing by-products to generate revenue

GM added 33 plants to its list of “landfill-free” plants, bringing the total to 43. GM recycles plastic caps, tiny shards of aluminum, steel, cardboard, wood and other byproducts of the automotive manufacturing process.By 2010, GM aims to achieve landfill-free status at more than 80 of its manufacturing plants. GM will generate more than $16 million in revenue in North America in 2008, based solely on the recycled products.”Ninety-six percent is very good, for the number of plants they are talking about,” said Jay Richardson, of Sustainable Business Solutions Inc. in Northville and a consultant for William McDonough & Partners, a world renowned architectural firm. “From what I can see here, they are certainly making good progress.”

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