Subaru plant recognized for going green

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - The Subaru of Indiana plant is now part of the Indiana Environmental Stewardship Program.  IDEM recognized SIA for its green initiatives this afternoon.  To earn the membership, SIA replaced its solvent-based paint top-coat with a water-based top coat.  That will help reduce more than 200,000 pounds of VOCs annually.  VOCs are gases or vapors that can contribute to poor air quality.  IDEM Commissioner Tom Easterly presented SIA Senior Vice President Tom Easterday a plaque and a flag.

"The Environmental Stewardship Program is actually a program that the governor and I really like.  It's for the best of the best companies that go beyond their environmental responsibilities and do other things for the environment that help all of us," said Easterly.
 

"Thank you very much for honoring us with admission into the Environmental Stewardship Program.  I know as you pointed out that the program is reserved for an elite group of companies in Indiana and we are proud to be a part of that elite group," said Easterday.
 

SIA also maintains a zero landfill status, and is now one of only 45 companies in Indiana included in IDEM's Stewardship program.