IBM Waste Management

• In 2005, IBM's hazardous waste generation indexed to output was reduced 19%. This means that the source reduction efforts reduced the generation of hazardous waste by 847 metric tonnes. The metric covers 90% of IBM's manufacturing and hardware development-related hazardous waste, which came from four sites.

• Over the past 5 years, IBM’s total hazardous waste has decreased by 35%, and has decreased by 94.5% since 1987, the base year for this metric.
  
  
• IBM recycled approximately 77% of its non-hazardous waste in 2005.

To view waste management solutions of all BELC members, visit What's Being Done in the Business Community section of this site.