ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

McCourt Label Company recognizes and accepts its responsibility for the environment as an integral part of its services and operations.  McCourt is committed to excellence and leadership in protecting the environment and will strive to achieve this objective through an effective Environmental Management System which adheres to the following principles:

Compliance:

It is McCourt's policy to manage all of its activities to meet or surpass the standards of all relevant environmental laws and regulations, and other requirements.

Continuous Improvement:

The McCourt Label manufacturing facility in Lewis Run, Pennsylvania pledges to implement and operate the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System to further enhance environmental performance.  Our main objectives are to continuously improve environmental performance by:

	Investigating the reduction of hazardous and toxic chemicals
	Reducing, reusing and recycling waste and packaging
	Improving the efficiency of energy usage

We will establish measurable environmental improvement goals and targets and regularly audit and review environmental performance.  We will strive for cost-effectiveness in environmental management by improving operations.

Pollution Prevention:

We will take into account the impact of our environmental aspects when making decisions.  We will ensure that a pollutions prevention plan is implemented.

Communication:

This policy will be communicated to all parties interested in the performance of our environmental management system.  We will provide training and education to our employees to ensure that they can work safely, efficiently, and in an environmentally sound manner.  We will communicate openly with employees, clients, the public, government, and regulatory agencies concerning the company's environmental performance and improvement plans.

 

SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

Below is a list of elements of McCourt Label's activities, products, or services that can have a significant environmental impact, known as significant environmental aspects.  Any party with questions or input regarding these aspects or other components of the McCourt Label Environmental Management System is welcome to contact us.

 

	Department or Area	Process	Activity	Aspect	Possible Impact
1	Plate Making	Plate Generation	Plate making	Discharge of Hazardous waste	Increase in Hazardous Waste
2	Plate Making	Cooling of Distiller	Recycling Plate Making activity	Discharge of non contact cooling water	Discharge of non contact cooling water into the sanitary sewer system.
3	Various	Processes that use electricity	Electricity Consumption	Use of Electricity	Increased CO2 from coal-fired power plant emissions.
4	Press Room	Press Run	Matrix	Disposal of Waste Matrix	Increase to Solid Waste Stream
5	Press Room	Press Run	Chemical use	Use of Press Room Chemicals	Increase or Decrease to Hazardous Waste stream
6	Press Room	Press Run	Chemical use	Use of Press Room Chemicals	Spill Causing Soil Contamination