Harsco Celebrates World Environment Day With Strong Sustainability Milestones Across Divisions
June 03 2021 - 8:00AM
- Harsco makes commitment to champion initiatives solving most
difficult global environmental challenges; Company now derives
82-percent of annual revenue from environmental solutions, up from
62-percent three years ago.
- Clean Earth division recycled or repurposed more than
94-percent of waste and byproduct material processed annually in
2020.
- Harsco Environmental division avoided over 5.85 million metric
tons of carbon emissions from its recycling and repurposing
solutions.
In recognition of World Environment Day, Harsco
Corporation (NYSE: HSC), a global market leading provider of
environmental solutions for industrial and specialty waste streams,
today announces its achievements and commitments around improving
sustainability and protecting our environment.
Since 1974, World Environment Day has been
celebrated every year on June 5, engaging governments, businesses
and citizens in an effort to address pressing environmental issues.
It is the United Nations’ day for encouraging worldwide awareness
and action.
“When we look around the world at all of our
customers and the byproducts and waste they produce, we have a
unique ability to find solutions to avoid landfilling and
contribute to a more circular economy,” said Cope Willis, Harsco
Vice President of Sustainability. “In 2020, we recycled more than
14 million tons of material for our customers. We firmly believe we
need to reuse the resources that we already have rather than
spending energy harvesting new resources. All that goes to helping
our customer’s bottom line, but it also goes to helping Earth be a
cleaner, better place.”
In 2020, Harsco accomplished numerous goals for
sustainability initiatives across its Clean Earth and Harsco
Environmental divisions, including:
Clean Earth
- Developed new environmental solutions that address unmet market
needs or operate in a more efficient, effective manner than current
market solutions. For example, through the acquisition of
Stericycle’s Environmental Solutions business (ESOL) in 2020, Clean
Earth added a wide array of services, including a household
hazardous waste program, hazardous waste collection and treatment
from retail customers, emergency response, controlled substances
and paint recycling through state-sponsored PaintCare stewardship
programs.
- Scaled up proven environmental solutions to new markets and
customers. For example, through permit modifications, Clean Earth
added new fuel blending capabilities at its Calvert City, Kentucky,
facility to enable the fuel to be used as an energy source for
nearby cement kilns as well as chemotherapy drug treatment
capabilities at its Glencoe, Alabama, location.
Clean Earth will continue to grow its
environmental solutions platforms in 2021 by focusing on organic
growth opportunities, including growing its Fullcircle concierge
consulting practice; adding treatment capabilities at existing
transfer, storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs); and preparing
for its next big portfolio move.
Additionally, Clean Earth will champion
initiatives to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions
and assess climate change risks. This includes conducting energy
efficiency deep dives in its thermal facilities.
Harsco Environmental
- Opened a second SteelPhalt manufacturing facility in Cardiff,
United Kingdom, doubling its production capability for the high
performance, safe and sustainable asphalt products for road
applications with at least 95-percent recycled content.
- Completed construction and began commissioning an
AluSalt™ plant in Bahrain in the Middle East, a salt slag
processing technology that enables aluminum producers to recycle
metallics and salts, recover other non-metallic products and
achieve zero waste, addressing one of the largest environmental
concerns within the aluminum market.
- Developed new solutions, including 10 new refractory and
metallurgical additives for clients in France, Germany and
Italy.
- Reduced fuel use by almost a quarter of a million gallons year
over year.
- Avoided over 5.85 million metric tons of carbon emissions from
recycling and repurposing solutions – equivalent to the amount of
carbon captured by nearly 10 million trees over 10 years.
This year, Harsco Environmental priorities include
increasing the proportion of mill services that provide
environmental benefits to its steel customers;
growing the Applied Products portfolio by enhancing
its range of metallurgical additives; and expanding the
SteelPhalt business.
These commitments come on the heels of the release
of Harsco’s Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Report,
highlighting the Company’s corporate sustainability accomplishments
throughout fiscal year 2020. To read the full report,
visit www.harsco.com/sustainability. To learn more about
Harsco, visit www.harsco.com.
About Harsco Corporation Harsco
Corporation (NYSE: HSC) is a global market leader providing
environmental solutions for industrial and specialty waste streams,
and innovative technologies for the rail sector. Based in Camp
Hill, PA, the 13,000-employee company operates in more than 30
countries. Harsco’s common stock is a component of the S&P
SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index. Additional
information can be found at www.harsco.com.
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