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14 | I NSIGH T • J u n e 2 0 15 w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m program, which is administered by the Department of Natural Resources. Foundries have long been recognized among the original industrial recyclers because they use scrap iron in the process for producing new iron castings. In recent years, Waupaca Foundry has been implementing a plan to achieve sustainable growth by the year 2020. ose goals include: » Reducing energy use by 25 percent » Promoting state-of-the-art pollution control technologies » Reduce spent foundry sand by 30 percent to reuse/recycle sand used in the casting process » Reduce water use by 80 percent In addition to its Green Tier ranking, the foundry earned the American Council of Engineering Companies' Engineering Excellence Award in the State of Wisconsin as well as a National ACEC Engineering Excellence Recognition Award for a project re-using foundry by-product to enhance the sustainability of WFI's landfill. ose awards were earned based on a program to reuse spent foundry sand and slag by-product of the metalcasting process. While Waupaca Foundry recycles 800,000 tons of sand annually, some can no longer be reused. Rather than sending these by-products to a landfill, Waupaca Foundry repurposed the materials to create a clean, non-toxic product that can be used in a variety of applications and industries, including as barrier material to prevent leaks in landfills. As a result, more than 75 percent of the sand by-product generated from Waupaca Foundry processes are now being incorporated into a multitude of beneficial reuse projects in lieu of landfill disposal. Examples of such uses include geotechnical fill, road construction, mine reclamations, agricultural projects, cement manufacturing, concrete products, commercial blasting media and asphalt. Send business news updates and photos to edit@insightonbusiness.com. ■ Design-build ■ Commercial ■ Industrial 920.733.7305 | www.crstructures.com 571 Marcella St. | Kimberly, WI 54136 Listen better. Plan better. Build better. Owners, Kip Golden, left and Chad Reichelt