Carestream Health has reduced energy consumption and boosted recycling at its manufacturing facilities in Oregon and Colorado.
By investing in energy-efficient motors and LED lighting, the company has reduced its energy costs by 4%. Its White City, OR, plant saved enough energy in the past year to power almost 2,000 U.S. homes for a month, and it eliminated more than 16.3 million cubic feet of carbon dioxide, Carestream said.
Employees at Carestream's Windsor, CO, facility reuse up to 16 million pounds of x-ray film each year. The company plans to expand this recycling effort to include an additional 5 million pounds of film per year.
In addition, both facilities capture solvents that can be reused or recovered, according to the firm.
