Otis’ China Manufacturing Achieves Zero Waste Certification

Image courtesy of Otis

Otis Worldwide has achieved Gold-level TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) zero waste certification for all of its five manufacturing facilities in China. This makes Otis the first elevator company in China to earn a TRUE Gold rating. Administered by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), TRUE certification confirms that more than 90% of waste is diverted from landfills, incineration and the environment. As part of its global Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) goals, Otis has committed to achieving 100% factory eligibility for zero-waste-to-landfill certification by 2025. To meet the requirements of the global TRUE standard, the Otis factories in Tianjin (two), Hangzhou, Chongqing and Jiaxing have adopted industry-leading sustainable waste management practices, optimized processes to promote resource efficiency and developed closed-loop systems that recycle waste materials for reuse. Otis has put environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) strategies in place and worked with upstream suppliers to eliminate non-recyclable packaging and introduce other waste-management improvements. Otis factories in China have been switching to paperless work practices, reusing pallets and containers for material handling and composting kitchen waste for on-site vegetable gardens.

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