Subaru and the Environment

Consider this: The next time you take a trash bag full of garbage to your street curb or local collection center, you will be contributing more trash to landfills than the entire Subaru manufacturing plant in Lafayette, Indiana (SIA). This Subaru plant is the first automotive assembly plant to achieve a 'zero landfill' status. This means that nothing from its manufacturing efforts goes into a landfill. Everything at the Subaru plant is recycled and reused.

• In 2006, SIA was awarded the U.S. EPA's Gold Achievement Award as a top achiever in the agency's WasteWise program to reduce waste and improve recycling.

• In 2004, SIA became the first U.S. manufacturing facility to reach zero landfill status.

• In 2003, SIA became the first U.S. automotive assembly plant to be designated a wildlife habitat. Deer, coyotes, beavers, blue herons, geese, and other animals live there in peaceful coexistence with the Subaru plant. It's our commitment to leave as small a footprint as possible, delivering real-world benefits that everyone can enjoy.

• In 2002, SIA became the first auto assembly plant in the U.S. with an on-site solvent recovery system that produces dry still bottoms.

• In 1998, SIA was the first auto assembly plant in the U.S. to be ISO 14001 Certified.

• In 1994, SIA was also the first auto assembly plant in the U.S. to be smoke free.

• Each year, SIA actively recycles 99.3% of excess/leftover steel, plastic, wood, paper, glass, and other materials. The remaining 0.7% is shipped to the city of Indianapolis and incinerated to help generate steam.