NGK launches ECOponto at World Environment Week

On World Environment Day, celebrated next Thursday, June 5th, residents of Mogi das Cruzes (SP) and NGK employees will gain a practical and modern alternative for waste disposal. The world's largest spark plug manufacturer launches the Sustainable NGK project. The highlight is the implementation of the so-called ECOpoints, Initially one inside the factory and one in front, at the NGK entrance, developed to receive waste that is difficult to dispose of and that, when disposed of incorrectly, harm the environment.

This is the case with cooking oil, Batteries, Used cell phones and writing materials, Like pencils, graphite, colored pencils, mechanical pencils, Pens, Pens, Rubbers, Pointers, highlights text, Permanent markers and whiteboard markers.

The initiative coincides with the celebration of Environment Week and will seek to increase socio-environmental awareness, in addition to encouraging the conservation of natural resources and eliminating irregular waste dumping stations.

The great differential of the ECOponto action is the encouragement of volunteering. "With the exception of batteries, The other waste collected will be sold and the proceeds will be converted into cleaning and personal hygiene products to be donated to philanthropic institutions (non-profit) of Mogi das Cruzes", explains the head of the Environment and Occupational Safety Division, Nivaldo Yano.

To meet the demand of this first phase of the project, two permanent units of ECOponto will be installed: one at the entrance of the NGK factory, in the Cocuera neighborhood, in Mogi das Cruzes, which should serve the local community, and another in the internal area of the company to serve employees. NGK is studying the possibility of extending the number of collection points in places such as schools and other communities in the region.

other actions

NGK is ISO 14001 certified, Environmental standard that establishes guidelines on the area of environmental management within companies. This reveals all the concern that NGK do Brasil maintains with the preservation of natural resources and the environment.

Among some of the actions that demonstrate care for sustainable development, are the reduction in electricity consumption and the reuse of water from effluent treatment plants, that enable reuse in production processes. Furthermore, NGK works to increase the recycling of waste that is destined for industrial landfills, developing increasingly capable environmental service providers, and in the management of chemical products with the reduction of hazardous elements in their production processes.

The company also invests in equipment for the reduction and reuse of residual liquids, Recycling of galvanic baths, Rainwater Harvesting and Use, and in the modernization of equipment with high-efficiency electric motors and constant audits in environmental service providers.

Despite all these measures, NGK's greatest pride is in the products it manufactures. The correct use of spark plugs and ignition cables, as well as oxygen sensors, It is essential for the control of pollutant emissions from vehicles, and contributes even more comprehensively to the protection of the environment. Parallel, We carry out constant work to raise consumer awareness about the need for maintenance.

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