Crown Lift Trucks in Lexington achieves zero landfill status

Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, has added a sales and service location in Lexington, Ky., to its expanding roster of zero landfill status facilities.

According to Steve Lyons, service and parts manager at the facility, opportunity knocked when the company announced plans earlier this year to move into a new 24,000-square-foot location.

“Sustainability is important to Crown, and we knew we had a chance to make it meaningful to us as we moved into our new facility,” Lyons said. “We needed to get all of our team on board as well as collaborate with several partners to recycle and repurpose our materials. Today, we are sorting aluminum, batteries, non-recyclable waste, paper, cardboard, plastics and wood to ensure that everything is diverted from landfills. It is a lot work, but we know we’re making a positive impact on our company, our community and our planet.”

The company recently hosted the Sustainable Manufacturer Network’s Zero-Waste-to-Landfill Workshop at its New Knoxville, Ohio, facility, which is a zero-waste-to-landfill operation. Crown’s electronics manufacturing plant in New Bremen, Ohio, and its Crown Lift Trucks sales and service location in Dayton, Ohio, also are zero landfill facilities.