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Jun 13, 2022

Mississippi Environmental Stewardship Recognizes Yokohama Tire

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is recognizing the members of the agency鈥檚 2022 enHance Environmental Stewardship program.MDEQ鈥檚 enHance program has awarded twelve organizations distinction as top environmental leaders during an annual workshop and awards luncheon, hosted by MDEQ and the Mississippi Manufacturers鈥� Association. enHance is a voluntary stewardship program that recognizes committed environmental leaders who accomplish goals beyond the standard regulatory requirements.

聽The two new members are:聽Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, (Pascagoula) and Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (West Point). The renewing members are:聽Airbus Helicopters, Inc. (Columbus), Anel Corporation (Winona), Haworth, Inc. (Bruce), Hol-Mac Corporation, Plant #1 (Bay Springs), Hol-Mac Corporation, Plant #2 (Bay Springs), Hol-Mac Corporation, Plant #3 (Bay Springs), Keith Huber Corporation (Gulfport), PACCAR Engine Company (Columbus), Siemens Energy (Richland) and Southwire Company (Starkville).

鈥淭he organizations recognized by聽enHance are leaders in our state who go above and beyond what is required of them and make a commitment to continuous environmental improvements through their work,鈥� said Chris Wells, MDEQ Executive Director. 鈥淭hey are to be commended for working to improve the quality of life in their communities through good environmental stewardship.鈥�

enHance members have implemented projects over the history of the program that have resulted in:

  • The elimination of over 300,000 pounds of hazardous waste
  • The reduction, reuse or recycling of over 1.5 million tons of solid waste,
  • The conservation of more than 300 million gallons of water per year,
  • The reduction of more than 6 billion kilowatt hours of annual energy use and over 20 million MMBTUs of total annual energy savings,
  • Significant reductions in air emissions, with a CO2 reduction of almost 8 million tons.
enHance is a program that is open to manufacturers, local governments, institutions and other eligible organizations. MDEQ will open the application process for the enHance Class of 2023 in the coming months and interested organizations are invited to apply. More information on MDEQ鈥檚 enHance program can be found at聽.
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