News Release
For immediate release:
August 21, 2013
For more information contact:
Michael B. Loughery, CertainTeed
(610) 341-7328
mike.b.loughery@saint-gobain.com
www.certainteed.com/pressroom
Goodwill Partnership Recycles More Than 400,000 Pounds from CertainTeed Gypsum
Manufacturing Facility in Moundsville, W.Va.
(Tampa Fla.) – As part of a recycling partnership between CertainTeed’s Moundsville, W.Va.,
gypsum manufacturing facility and Zanesville Welfare Organization and Goodwill Industries
Inc. of Zanesville, Ohio, employees at the plant diverted more than 400,000 pounds of waste
from landfills last year. While recycling began shortly after the plant opened in 2008, the
relationship with Goodwill began in mid-2011. The partnership with Goodwill was the seed that
has steadily grown as part of CertainTeed’s broader commitment to continuously improving the
sustainability of its products and operations.
Through the program, Goodwill Industries collects, sorts and processes recycled materials
received from CertainTeed while providing jobs to help individuals in the community improve
their quality of life. In the first quarter of 2013, the program collected more than 145,000 pounds
of materials from the Moundsville plant, including plastic, shrink wrap, electronics, batteries,
brown paper rolls, semi-bulk bags, wood pallets and corrugated cardboard—putting these
necessary byproducts of the plant’s operations to good use.
“Through recycling partnerships like this one, we are able to provide meaningful jobs for people
with barriers to employment and help partnering businesses reduce their environmental impact,”
said Jake Chema, vice president of recycling and manufacturing operations for Zanesville
Welfare Organization and Goodwill Industries. “We’re thrilled that CertainTeed has chosen to
partner with us. It’s a testament to the company’s commitment to both environmental
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responsibility and to improving the communities where its employees live and work.”
The Zanesville Welfare Organization and Goodwill Industries, Inc. has operated its recycling
program since 1914.
“As part of our plant’s ongoing environmental programs, our team discovered that there were
waste materials that weren’t being recycled because they were too large or too inconvenient to
transport, and we did not have room to hold a full truckload of recyclable material,” said Charles
Johnson, Moundsville plant manager. “Goodwill Industries was able to accommodate us at a
moment’s notice if we need to make room with scheduled and non-scheduled pickups, and it’s
great knowing we’re contributing to a program that’s helping create jobs in the community.”
The recycling program has also inspired the employees at the plant to keep waste reduction and
environmental stewardship top-of-mind in every aspect of their jobs.
“Seeing the amount of waste recycled through this partnership also helps us explore new ways to
reduce waste,” Johnson added. “The recycling bins are a constant visual reminder to continually
improve how we do things.”
The Moundsville plant manufactures a full range of gypsum drywall, including CertainTeed®
Gypsum Board, CertainTeed Type X Gypsum Board and Easi-Lite® Lightweight Gypsum Board.
The plant also manufactures M2Tech® Moisture- and Mold-Resistant Gypsum Board, as well as
the company’s groundbreaking AirRenew® Indoor Air Quality Gypsum Board products, which
safely absorb volatile organic compounds from indoor air.
Offering a broad range of gypsum and finishing products for interior and exterior needs,
CertainTeed Gypsum has served the North American building industry for more than 80 years
and is a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, the world’s leading producer of gypsum products. This, in
combination with the full range of affiliated CertainTeed Corporation building products,
provides architects, contractors, builders and dealers one partner to provide service and support
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for commercial and residential building projects. CertainTeed Gypsum operates 21 gypsum
board and finishing plants across North America.
About Zanesville Welfare Organization and Goodwill Industries, Inc.
Zanesville Welfare Organization and Goodwill Industries, Inc. is part of the world’s largest
nonprofit provider of education, training and career services for people with physical, mental,
and emotional disabilities, as well as those with welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of
education or work experience. The organization employs a total of 347 associates, with 104
associates having major barriers to employment.
The Goodwill Recycling programs have been operating since 1914. These programs presently
provide full-time meaningful jobs for 40 Goodwill Associates. The programs also positively
impact the environment by keeping the materials recycled out of landfills. During 2012,
Goodwill recycled over 14 million pounds of materials such as corrugate, computers, leather,
textiles, plastics, paper, ferrous metals and wood.
About CertainTeed
Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products,
CertainTeed, headquartered in Valley Forge, Pa., has helped shape the building products industry
for more than 100 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the
firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," quickly inspired the name
CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed® is North America’s leading brand of exterior and interior
building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, gypsum and
ceilings.
A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest building products company, CertainTeed and
its affiliates have more than 5,700 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities
throughout the United States and Canada. Recognized as a 2009 and 2010 ENERGY STAR
Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, CertainTeed earned the 2011
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and 2012 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award, the highest level of recognition for
outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through energy efficiency. The group
had total sales of approximately $3.3 billion in 2012. www.certainteed.com
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