Recycling Efforts at NewPage follows Lean Six Sigma Principles


Posted by: meikah | 6 April 2009 | 8:01 pm

Lean Six Sigma at NewPage

Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune carries the story about an inter-school contest of gathering and collecting phonebooks for recycling.

Two recycling clubs will receive cash prizes at the end of the contest that is running from now until Thursday, April 30.  Representatives of NewPage and ATK are donating $250 each for this phonebook recycling contest.

… Giving a Powerpoint presentation of NewPage’s environmental stewardship was Patsy Koontz, public relations manager, who said, “Green practices start with each of us.”

Telling about a newly-formed Rapid Lean Six Sigma team that enables productivity and growth, Koontz said, “The environment is important to NewPage, the employees, customers, and the community.”
She also mentioned that as part of Lean Six Sigma, a focus centered on reducing waste, finding and working toward a solution, while engaging employees for ideas.

Read more…

*Photo from Stock.Xchng

 Filed under: Lean, Lean Six Sigma, NewPage Corp., Sustainable Business | | 1 Comment »






Leave a Reply