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World Resources Company goes 100% Wind Powered

McLean, VA - Today World Resources Company (WRC) announced its purchase of  renewable wind energy from Community Energy (CEI) to satisfy 100% of the company’s electrical energy needs.  In partnership with CEI, this Green-e Certified Energy resource is generated by wind farms in the United States, and is delivered to the national power grid on WRC’s behalf.
 
“WRC is an environmental company serving the technology sector by recycling nonrenewable metal and mineral resources. Now, we are proud to add that we are members of the EPA Green Power Partnership and our US facilities are the first RCRA permitted recycling facilities in North America to be 100% powered by the wind, a renewable resource.  This “green power”, coupled with our many other eco-friendly business practices, demonstrates our continued commitment to protecting, conserving, and developing a sustainable environment that also helps to guarantee our global customers’ need for long-term energy security,” said World Resources Company CEO, Peter T. Halpin.

“EPA applauds our corporate partners for protecting our environment by purchasing green power,” said EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson.  “By voluntarily shifting to renewable energy, World Resources Company is proving you don’t need to wait for a signal in order to go green.”

World Resources Company, based in McLean, Virginia, can now attribute the use of nearly five million kilowatt hours of wind energy to their US operations in Pottsville, PA and Phoenix, AZ.   Compared to the average power generation mix in the United States, the estimated carbon dioxide reduction from this renewable energy certificate (REC) commitment alone is equivalent to preventing approximately 3,000 metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.  This is comparable to taking 640 cars off the road or not driving 7.7 million miles each year.  At this 100% commitment level, WRC is now a Green Power Leader among the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership.

CEI President Brent Alderfer stated, “World Resources Company—a leader in the recycling industry for more than 30 years—has committed to clean, renewable wind energy generation to cover its energy use.   World Resources purchase lets us support the good work they do with power that secures a clean and green world for everyone.”

WRC’s wind power commitment is a natural step in furthering the company’s environmental stewardship goals.  In addition to supporting clean energy, WRC was also the first recycling company in the U. S. to obtain ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards certification.  WRC is ISO 9001:2000 and OHSAS 18001:2002 certified as well and conducts a global environmental services and commercial recycling business that helps to conserve the world’s non-renewable metal and mineral resources.  WRC is committed to produce products with the smallest global carbon footprint possible through innovative methods and processes that reduce and conserve energy consumption.

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