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Costa Rica: School-Centered Sponsorships. Our multifaceted
environmental programs included the sponsorship of recycling points
in all local schools, a safety workshop for nearby technical high schools
with 100% attendance and visits to a local bio-reserve for graduates
of the site's award-winning Let's Save the Planet program.
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Folsom, California, USA: Pollution Prevention Award. Reducing
already-low air emissions, decreasing energy use, enhancing a recycling
program for electronic waste and reducing employee car trips
garnered Intel Folsom the 2003 Business Environmental Resource
Center Award for pollution prevention.
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Ireland: Award-Winning Initiatives. For environmental initiatives with
local communities and schools, Intel received a commendation from
Ireland's ESB/CVI Community Environment Awards, one of Ireland's
most significant environmental awards. Intel Ireland also continues
to support the European Union's Green Schools program.
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Santa Clara, California, USA: Restoring the Ulistac Nature Area.
In April 2003, a group of Intel volunteers joined volunteers from Santa
Clara University and the city's Wilcox High School to help restore a
neglected 40-acre parcel of land designated as a nature area by the
City of Santa Clara in 1998.
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Israel: Community Action Enables Science. Using the proceeds
from some 5,000 recycled cans with additional contributions from
Intel and our employees, 30 schoolchildren with special needs were
able to enjoy a Chanukah-related science event developed by the
Haifa Science Museum.
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Massachusetts, USA: Sharing Water Conservation Success. Intel's
June 2003 Water Conservation Seminar in Hudson, Massachusetts
attracted more than 50 industry, municipal and state government leaders
who learned about Intel solutions using ultra-pure-water recycle and
reclaim systems and more.
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Penang, Malaysia: A Safe Journey in Every Sense of the Word.
In August 2003, approximately 600 people embarked on a 290-kilometer
Safety and Environmental Hunt from Penang to Lumut in
Perak State, disseminating information about home and environmental
safety along the way.
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Parsippany, New Jersey, USA: Computer Recycling Adds Up.
Our 650-person site netted more than 1,000 personal computers and
more than 31 tons of electronics items.
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Manila, Philippines: The Greening of Cavite. At a time when deforestation
poses a serious threat to the environment in many areas of
the Philippines, volunteers from Intel's Philippines sites planted more
than 12,000 trees in Cavite Province. This "Green Cavite" initiative has
earned a commendation from the Cavite Provincial Environment and
Natural Resources Office.
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New Mexico, USA: Developing Drought Awareness. In 2003, our
New Mexico site launched a Drought Awareness Program for employees
that included water-saving tips, water issues management and
drought-tolerant landscaping.
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Arizona, USA: Water Conservation Efforts.
Intel Arizona relies on many
programs to achieve its sitewide water conservation goals. Innovative
internal water recycling systems reduce demand, and utilization of an
advanced reverse osmosis water treatment facility recovers, treats and
returns more than 85% of the process water to the aquifer.
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New Mexico, USA: What Is Water Worth? Writing for the
Albuquerque Tribune, a geologist and former member of the New
Mexico Interstate Stream Commission noted that of the 23,868 acre
feet of water produced from Intel's wells, the company conserves
84% of the water it diverts, returning it to the Rio Grande through
Albuquerque's wastewater treatment plant. In light of the 5,000 jobs
Intel provides New Mexicans and the $175 million in goods that the
company purchases, the author concludes,"Where else can we get
more economic bang for such a small amount of water?"
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Plugged In to eCycling. Intel joined the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) in its Plug-In to eCycling initiative, one of many efforts
by the EPA geared to increasing the nation's recycling rate to 35%
and reducing the generation of 30 harmful chemicals by 2005.
 www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/conserve/plugin
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Harvesting Older Factory Tool Parts. With the goal of saving
approximately $30 million over the next two years, we updated our
long-standing practice of harvesting parts from older factory tools with
a program coordinated across all factory sites. By harvesting parts
from retired tools, we can prolong the working life of our remaining
200-millimeter silicon manufacturing facilities while also saving money.
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Collaborating with The Nature Conservancy. Recognizing
the critical role that education plays in fulfilling our mission to
protect the diversity
of life on earth, Intel joined with The Nature Conservancy
to create
90 online profiles of high-priority conservation projects
that span 28
countries and all 50 United States.
www.nature.org/wherewework/fieldguide
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Reaping the Results of Reuse. In 2003, Intel recycled more than
40,000 tons of material and prevented 1,000 tons of air pollution.
In addition, recycling efforts saved 230 million gallons of water and
500,000 trees. In the United States, recycling saved $3 million
in garbage bills alone, as well as an additional $2 million in costs
associated with products such as pallets and packing materials.
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Acknowledging Earth Day. In addition to ongoing environmental
efforts, Intel sites worldwide hosted special events to mark Earth Day.
Events ranged from tree planting and irrigation system installation
to environmental learning projects, biodiversity awareness programs,
community cleanups and PC recycling drives.
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Intel Redefines World-Class Construction Safety. Intel's global
construction workforce worked more than 14 million hours in 2003 and
concluded with an OSHA recordable injury rate of 0.45 and a days
away case rate of 0.11—the best in the history of the company.
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