Memphis-based Del-Nat Tire Corp. helped save the equivalent of 204 trees in 2013 through its recycling program of office and warehouse waste at its facility in South Memphis. The company also saved 40 cubic yards of landfill space and 84,000 gallons of water last year according to information provided in an annual sustainability report from Recycle Solutions. The sustainability report stated that Del-Nat recycled 12 tons of paper and one ton of plastic from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 of 2013.
Del-Nat’s recycling effort also saved the equivalent of 4,564 gallons of oil, 98 million BTUs of energy and 53,774 kilowatt hours of energy. In addition to the trees saved from recycling effort, Del-Nat launched its “Tires for Trees” program in the spring of 2013.
The program’s effort of collecting discarded tires from areas in Shelby County resulted in a donation of more than $800 to Memphis City Beautiful for the planting of trees. Del-Nat has announced it planned to continue the program and will hold its Tires for Trees again this spring.
