subaru: If Subaru Indiana Automotive has zero landfill waste; should we do likewise at the office? - 09/20/09 05:42 AM
 
 
How can an automotive plant that employes almost 3,000 people have zero landfill waste since May, 2004?
We covered  in parts I-III how Subaru cuts down on potential waste by REDUCING the potential amount of landfill waste and then RE-USING materials instead of recycling them(it does cost to recycle).  All the materials that can't be reduced any more as usable material or re-used are then RECYCLED.
Even waste from the SIA cafeteria is not considered waste.  It is composted on site of the factory and used to amend the plant grounds.  Associates are welcome to take the new composted soil to … (4 comments)

subaru: What can Realtors learn from visiting a local factory? PART I of IV in a series - 09/17/09 05:14 AM

 
Last week about ten of our agents from  Keller Williams Realty in Lafayette, Indiana took a tour of the Subaru of Indiana automotive plant in Lafayette.  Why did we visit?  What could a factory teach us about real estate?  YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED!
1.  It gives us a better sense of what is happening at the local level concerning employment trends for  our  community.  (I will deal more with this in part II tomorrow)
2.  We witnessed an incredible sense of teamwork and cooperation among the associates who worked there.  They worked together helping each other and not competing against each other.
3.  … (4 comments)