HOUSTON and ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As
LyondellBasell marks two decades of
service projects through its annual Global Care Day program,
sustainability and helping to eliminate plastic waste in our
environment takes center stage on many of the global efforts. Five
thousand employees, their families and other volunteers rolled up
their sleeves to leave a positive and lasting impact in the
communities where they operate.
"We moved on multiple fronts for Global Care Day taking part in
a variety of activities from clean up and plastic waste collection
to supporting community sustainability projects," said Bob Patel, LyondellBasell CEO. "Celebrating 20
years of giving back to our communities is a tremendous achievement
and having the ability to tie some of our activities to the removal
of plastic waste from the environment is a natural extension of our
company's overall sustainability efforts."
LyondellBasell staff, along with their families, friends and
contractors joined forces to preserve and protect our environment
by collecting trash in public waterways, planting trees to create
new green spaces, built nature centers and more.
"All of us should be committed as citizens, as companies and a
society to truly making a difference and delivering on that
commitment for future generations," said Jim Seward, LyondellBasell senior vice
president, Sustainability, Technology and Research and Development.
"I am proud of our continued efforts to think differently, reduce
our environmental footprint and understand how our efforts can make
a difference on a larger scale. Global Care Day was one part in the
ongoing actions and conversations we are taking as a
corporation."
Here are some of LyondellBasell's Global Care Day projects:
Rayong, Thailand
Employees, contractors and
friends collected garbage on Laem Chareon Beach in Rayong,
Thailand. The cleanup effort was
part of an educational campaign in waste management for
employees.
Rotterdam, The
Netherlands
Employees and volunteers spent time at
Vroesenpark in Blijdorp, Rotterdam
where they collected garbage, helping to revitalize a popular
park.
Sinnar, India
(APS)
With a goal of putting 400 trees in the ground,
planting occurred on Vavala Mountain Gurudatta Trust and Janta
Vidyalaya School. There was also an educational piece to help
showcase the value of giving back to the ecosystem by keeping the
environment clean.
Corpus Christi,
Texas
This team had a long to-do list including
constructing large bird housing for rehabilitation and cleaning up
debris on the Port Aransas jetties
and St. Joseph's Island which is often overlooked in clean-up
efforts because it is only accessible by boat. The staff also
assisted in the release of a rehabilitated sea turtle.
Some of the larger sites such as Wesseling, Germany and Channelview, Texas, USA, organized multiple
projects and this was the first year for the former A. Schulman
locations to take part. In Akron,
Ohio, USA, volunteers picked up litter and removed hazards
along the popular Freedom Trail. In Houston, the company's operations headquarter
office shifted their Global Care Day efforts to focus on
sustainability. The team of approximately 300 volunteers gathered
at Hermann Park together to plant, landscape and paint. More than
100 LyondellBasell locations gathered their resources and dedicated
their time and energy for this year's event.
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About Global Care Day
Global Care Day began in 2000
as a volunteer-driven effort to encourage worldwide volunteerism in
the communities where LyondellBasell operates. For this year's
event, an estimated 5,000 employees and their families are lending
their time and talents to projects focused on waste cleanup and
sustainability. This massive event is just one way LyondellBasell
is leading the effort to reduce environmental impacts and be a
responsible, good neighbor by protecting and preserving our global
environment.
On a cumulative basis, LyondellBasell mobilized approximately
33,600 volunteers who donated nearly 212,000 hours in support of
their communities since the inception of Global Care
Day.
About LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell (NYSE:
LYB) is one of the largest plastics, chemicals and
refining companies in the world. Driven by its employees around the
globe, LyondellBasell produces materials and products that are key
to advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food
safety through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the
purity of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes,
improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the
cars and trucks on the road, and ensuring the safe and effective
functionality in electronics and appliances. LyondellBasell sells
products into more than 100 countries and is the world's largest
producer of polymer compounds and the largest licensor of
polyolefin technologies. In 2019, LyondellBasell was named to
Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired
Companies." More information about LyondellBasell can be found at
www.LyondellBasell.com.
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