Ardagh Glass Packaging awarded ENERGY STAR® plant certification
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ardagh Glass Packaging – North America (AGP – NA)A business of Ardagh Group, was given an ENERGY STAR® It has obtained plant certification for its glassmaking unit Madera, Calif., taken directly from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Ardagh’s Madera, Calif.The facility has superior energy performance and ranks within the top 25 per cent of similar facilities across the country for energy efficiency. It also meets strict energy efficiency standards set by the EPA. The Madera Each day, approximately one million glass containers are produced by the facility for the U.S. market.
“Ardagh Glass Packaging has been awarded the ENERGY STAR Plant Certification at our Madera (California) facility for the nineth consecutive year.” Alex WintersArdagh Glass Packaging Chief Sustainability Officer. “Thanks to Ardagh’s dedicated employees, Ardagh is now an environmentally-conscious leader in the packaging sector.
Since 2010, Ardagh has received 51 ENERGY STAR building and plant certifications. AGP – NA remains the only U.S., glass container manufacturer to earn this recognition for multiple facilities over multiple years.
Ardagh’s Madera Facility has increased its energy efficiency by optimizing furnaces, using recycled glass, and installing energy-efficient lighting fixtures among other energy-saving measures.
“Improving energy performance at our nation’s manufacturing plants is crucial to reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” he said. Cindy Jacobs, Chief of the ENERGY STAR Commercial & Industrial Branch. “EPA commends companies who demonstrate a commitment towards energy efficiency by obtaining ENERGY STAR certification of their facilities.”
On average, ENERGY STAR certified buildings and plants use 35 percent less energy, cause 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and are less expensive to operate than their peers – all without sacrifices in performance or comfort. For more information, visit the ENERGY STAR website.
In Dec. 2022Ardagh announced today that its distribution centre in Fairfield, Calif., was awarded an ENERGY STAR Building Certification.
Our website contains more information about Ardagh’s 100 percent recyclable glass packaging. website.
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Gina Behrman, Vice President, Marketing, Communications & NPD at
Ardagh Glass Packaging – North America, [email protected], 317.558.5717
Paula Polei, Manager, Marketing & Communications at
Ardagh Glass Packaging – North America, [email protected], 317.558.5732
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Ardagh Group Global supplier of indestructible metal and glass packaging for world-leading brands. Ardagh employs over 20,000 people and has 65 production facilities for metal and glass in 16 countries. $10 bn.
ENERGY STAR was established by the EPA as a voluntary partnership on a market basis to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It was launched in 1992. To date, tens to thousands of buildings and plants in all 50 states have been awarded the ENERGY STAR.
More information on ENERGY STAR Certification of Industrial Facilities: energystar.gov/plants.
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