Environment
At Ring, our commitment to environmental stewardship impacts every facet of our business. We not only work to meet and exceed our client’s demands for high-performance, sustainable products, we also seek to reduce waste in our operations and empower our employees to improve the many communities in which they live and work.
Our 5 year sustainability plan began in 2009 and is multifaceted and goal-oriented. We focus on two major areas, Operations and Customers, each with three specific goal areas. To date, we are at or ahead of schedule in every category.
Throughout this website, we will report on the status of our 5 year plan. The gauges above and throughout provide a snapshot of our progress. For more details on our objectives and accomplishments to date, please visit the Operationally-Focused Sustainability Efforts and Customer-Focused Sustainability Efforts sections of our website.
Sustainable Product Accomplishments
- Lightest peanut butter container line
- Lightest grated cheese containers
- Lightest 16 oz snack nut container
- Lightest 35lb container for edible oil
- In 2010, eliminated stretch film from 1.3MM units
- Over 62% of Ring shipments are under 25 miles vs. average haul of 158 miles for U.S. freight
Environmental Impact Accomplishments
- Elimination of 7,053 tons CO2 equivalent from lightweighting
- Through raw material reductions, reduction oil use by 57,729 barrels
- Eliminated the use of 36 railcars of resin
- Elimination of 465 tons CO2 equivalent from reduction of stretch film
- Elimination of 4,227 tons CO2 equivalent vs. US average in shipment