Green Foundry Project

Qualification: All AFS Members (individual or corporate) are eligible to submit one or more applications for the AFS Green Foundry Awards.

Eligibility: All applications remain active for 3 years. (Winners are ineligible for subsequent years.)

Objective: We’re looking for companies that have taken significant and novel approaches to improve sustainability, reduce energy and resource use, decrease or eliminate waste generation, reduce toxicity, identify beneficial re-use options for spent materials, and generally reduce their environmental footprint. If you have sustainability or management initiatives, we want to hear from you! We gather the applications and they’re available for all foundries to learn from. Your application may be anonymous if indicated on the application form.

Types of awards: There are three potential Green Foundry Awards which may be given annually for:

1) Sustainable Industry

2) Green Foundry Innovation, and

3) Community Engagement

History: This project has been gathering case studies since 2010 and the 100+ case studies are available to view on the AFS website. To see past applications, view https://www.afsinc.org/sustainability-metalcasting.

Tips: To help other foundries follow in your footsteps, tell us what you have accomplished, what your Return on Investment (ROI) was, and send along your three best photos showing both close-ups and a view with the project in context.

Due date: Applications may be submitted year-round. Each year, applications received before June 1st are batched up and evaluated by a panel of AFS Committee judges.

Awards: Award recipients are recognized at the annual (autumn) AFS EHS Conference. Award winners may also be featured in the Modern Casting magazine.

Questions? If you have questions about the process, please contact Kimberly Perna at kperna@afsinc.org

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* 1. Date

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* 3. Company

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* 4. Keep company information confidential?
The information in questions 2, 3, and 7 of this application will not be submitted to the judges or revealed publicly unless the project receives, and the company agrees to accept, the award(s). Applicants wanting to ensure anonymity should use caution to avoid using their name or other identifiable information in the remaining application questions. AFS will not be screening applications to purge company specific information other than in questions 2, 3, and 7.

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* 5. Category

Management Systems and Metrics

Air Emissions

Water Use and Discharge

Material and Resource Conservation

Waste Management and Beneficial Reuse

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* 6. Scale

Pilot Scale

Full Scale

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* 7. Contact Information (only to be used to gather additional information, if needed)

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Green Foundry Project

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* 5. Category

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* 7. Contact Information (only to be used to gather additional information, if needed)

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* 8. Description: What was the issue and how did you fix it? What was the scope of the project and what was implemented?

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* 9. Environmental Benefits: Conservation of raw materials or energy, reduction or elimination of emissions, wastes, toxics, water discharges, etc.

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* 10. Other Benefits: Productivity, health and safety, employee morale, etc.

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* 11. Cost Savings: Capital cost, operating cost, ROI or other pertinent cost information.

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* 12. Applicability to Other Companies: Is this applicable to other facilities? What are the limitations?

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* 13. Additional Comments

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* 14. If applicable, please upload a photo.

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* 15. If applicable, please upload a photo.