Henkel 3D Printing Facility Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill Status
More than 66% of Henkel's Adhesive Technologies production facilities worldwide have reached ZWTL status, including eight in the U.S.
Henkel recently announced that its Dixon facility in California has achieved zero production waste to landfill (ZWTL) status. The production waste at the site includes non-hazardous materials such as cardboard, paper, and other packaging materials, which are recycled. Until recently, other materials that were not as easy to recycle were sent to landfills. With the development of new capabilities and business processes, Henkel validated that its vendor could process additional materials for energy recovery, enabling the facility to completely reach its goal for ZWTL.
"Waste reduction is commonly thought of as one of the big benefits of additive manufacturing," said Jake Kisner, operations manager for 3D Printing at Henkel. "However, the major focus today is on a narrow part of the supply chain. Certainly, there is less waste in production when comparing additive with a subtractive technology like machining, but there are also opportunities upstream, before a job is ever printed."