JAYCO® INC. MAKES
HEADWAY WITH ECOADVANTAGE PROGRAM
COMPANY CLOSING IN ON 100% LANDFILL FREE GOAL AFTER
LAUNCHING ECOADVANTAGE
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. – Three years into the EcoAdvantage
sustainability program, Jayco Inc. is making strides in meeting its aggressive
company-wide goals. To help promote Earth Day, the RV manufacturer is
announcing its 2013 results from the EcoAdvantage program, which outlines a
number of ways to build better RVs using fewer natural resources.
Through combined efforts between employees, suppliers and
community partners, Jayco Inc.’s three operating divisions , Jayco, Starcraft
and Entegra Coach recycled 1,284 tons of wood, 13,221 tons of scrap metal and
1,801 tons of cardboard and paper in 2013. These efforts helped Jayco Inc.
conserve:
• Enough
gas for Americans to drive more than 845,600 miles
• Enough
electricity to power 1,129 homes for a year
• Enough landfill
airspace to accommodate 42,500 people
• And
enough water to meet the daily fresh water needs of 117,787 Americans
• Through
these aggressive efforts, Jayco also saved 59,900 mature trees
• Several
production facilities and assembly departments within Jayco Inc., are
98 percent landfill free. Jayco aspires to be 100 percent
landfill free by 2015.
• The
company completed its energy-efficient goal in 2012 two years early ; a 40
percent energy reduction that preserved 67,300,143 kilowatt-hours of energy
since the initiative’s launch.
• In the
fall of 2013, Jayco began partnering with the Middlebury Community School
Corporation to maintain a recycling program. Creating awareness about
sustainable efforts has been a key goal of the Jayco EcoAdvantage program.
• Jayco
continues to produce lighter, more efficient RVs, introducing the lightweight
Jay Feather SLX and the economical Eagle Touring Edition in 2014.
Wilbur Bontrager, Jayco chairman of the board, said, “We
began this program several years ago to protect the environment where families
use our products. It only makes sense that we should strive to be good stewards
of the environment,” he said. “We are committed to meeting our goals and
continuing the EcoAdvantage program so that families can continue to enjoy the
great outdoors for generations to come.”
Details on goals and completion can be found at
www.ecoadvantage.jayco.com.
About Jayco Inc.
Jayco, Inc., is the largest privately held manufacturer of
recreation vehicles in the world. The
company manufactures and markets towable and motorized RVs through its Jayco,
Starcraft, Entegra Coach and Highland Ridge RV divisions. For more information
about Jayco or its products, call 1-800-RV-JAYCO, or write Jayco, Inc., PO Box
460, Middlebury, IN 46540.
Provided by: Jayco.com
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