Thinking "green" at metalicone is a genuine realistic approach, believing that every one of the company's employees must subscribeto it so as to ensure a better future for us and for our children. As part of metalicone's overall outlook on social responsibility and in order to realize the company's environmental vision, we have established a steering committee for environmental matters and contracted a consulting firm specializing in formulating a strategic plan to make the relevant company interfaces environmentally friendly. The committee worked to formulate and lead a regulated environmental policy that will be effected and implemented in all of the company's plants, while investing great efforts in responsible and economic management of issues such as recycling, power and purchasing.
As an important step in this path, a work plan was formulated for environmental protection designed to raise awareness, expand the
employees' knowledge and understanding and encourage practical application of the guiding principles and rules. This is so as to minimize as much as possible the damage and negative effects and to allow us all to live in a friendly way caring for and protecting the environment.
ISO 14001 was implemented at metalicone in 2008 following the increasing awareness and importance ascribed to the commitment to the environment and the demand to protect it. The increasing awareness to environmental issues in the country and worldwide and the
resulting legislation placed before us a demand for a commitment to protecting the environment.
Standard 14001 provides metalicone with a response in a number of fields such as:
Metalicone Technologies Ltd. employees are willing to make great investments in handling hazards and caring for environmental causes. We are ready to invest much more in understanding the problems and in finding applicable solutions.
Metalicone, as a machining industry leader, recognizes the huge importance of protecting the environment for future generations. Therefore, we are committed to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for our employees, our suppliers and our customers, to
adopting a policy that streamlines and reduces energy use, to integrating a "green plant" culture and practices, and to positively affect in our business and personal relationship a raise in awareness and activities for the protection of the environment. At metalicone we ensure the following on an ongoing basis,:
Sources: printed circuit boards, test equipment, electronic components and more.
Treatment: this equipment is transferred for dismantling and recycling of plastics and metals.
Sources: chips, castings, profiles.
Treatment: sold to a metal recycling contractor.
Sources: iron, stainless steel, nickel, titanium, tungsten, widia and more.
Treatment: sold to a metal recycling contractor.
Sources: plastic residues from various manufacturing processes, wooden pallets and cardboard
packaging.
Treatment: removal to suitable recycling contractors.
Sources: used oil, lapping sludge, grinding sludge, pumping oil separators, used filters, etc.
Treatment: removal by a contractor certified by the Ministry of Environmental Protection for
recycling or landfill.