From a press release issued by Infineon Raceway: SONOMA, Calif. “” Infineon Raceway continued its bustling recycling program in 2007, collecting nearly 16 tons of recyclable materials at its major events during the motor-racing season. Since the raceway began this program in 2004, it has recycled more than 56 tons of materials (112,956 pounds); the raceway has been recognized by the State of California Department, Division of Recycling, for its efforts. The tonnage is nearly the equivalent of 29 NASCAR Sprint Cup stock cars. Infineon Raceway is the only major motor-racing facility in the country with such a comprehensive recycling program. Materials were collected at the raceway’s major events in 2007, including the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, IndyCar® Series and the AMA Superbike Series. In all, the total collected was 31,604 pounds: * 17,450 pounds of glass (32,981 glass bottles) * 11,955 pounds of plastic bottles (160,668 plastic bottles) * 2,199 pounds of aluminum cans (64,431 cans) * Total: 31,604 pounds (258,080 beverage containers) George Mutter, owner of Environmental Event Management Group, based in San Diego, has managed the program at Infineon Raceway since its inception in 2004 and has 26 years of experience in the recycling business. “The recycling program at Infineon Raceway continues to be very productive,” Mutter said. “We have added the number of recycling receptacles at the events as well as the number of staff that are collecting the recyclables. We are lucky to have the continued commitment and support of Anheuser Busch Recycling, which supplies us with everything we need to keep the program successful and growing. We are looking forward to another recycling race season at Infineon Raceway and are excited about taking our waste diversion efforts to a higher level.” In addition, Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., which is headquartered in Texas, provides oil recycling and re-refining services to Infineon Raceway, as well as 64 other racetracks/drag strips around the country. Everything that Safety-Kleen collects during an event at Infineon Raceway during its NASCAR, IndyCar and NHRA events, such as motor oil, gasoline or antifreeze, is eventually put back into a usable product. The company re-refines approximately 180,000,000 gallons of used motor oil each year.
Infineon Raceway Recycled Nearly 16 Tons Of Materials During Its 2007 Season
Infineon Raceway Recycled Nearly 16 Tons Of Materials During Its 2007 Season
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