UL Environment, a business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), announced that North American roofing manufacturer GAF is the first company to achieve UL’s Landfill Waste Diversion claim validation.
Launched in June of 2012, UL Environment’s Zero Waste to Landfill, Virtually Zero Waste to Landfill, and Landfill Waste Diversion claim validations recognize companies thathandle waste in innovative and environmentally responsible ways.
The Mt. Vernon, Ind.-based plant, which spans 55,000 square feet and employs 40 people, achieved the certification. The specific claim is worded:
- GAF’s EverGuard TPO manufacturing facility, located in Mt. Vernon, IN, has achieved a landfill diversion rate of 90%.
To earn a Zero Waste to Landfill claim validation mark, a Virtually Zero Waste to Landfill claim validation mark, or a Landfill Waste Diversion claim validation mark, companies must undergo an extensive, two-part, UL-led audit, which includes document evaluation and onsite visits. Each claim validation mark clearly indicates the facility’s specific rate of landfill diversion. Facilities whose landfill waste diversion claims have been validated by UL Environment are audited annually and featured in UL Environment’s Sustainable Products Database .
