In January 2016, Cox Enterprises - AJC/Cox Media Group became the nation’s first newspaper press to achieve TRUE Zero Waste certification at the Gold level through GBCI.Įmploying 450 people, the printing plant has an average weekly production of more than 3.4 million newspaper copies including the AJC and four additional major print publications (Investor’s Business Daily, New York Times, USA Today, and China Daily). With the implementation of new practices and policies around recycling and waste reduction, including optimizing waste disposal servicing, designating paper-only compactors, limiting access to solid waste dumpsters, transitioning from wooden to reusable plastic pallets, and revamping the disposal of high-volume materials such as stretch film plastic and plastic/metal banding, the plant achieved a 96 percent diversion rate in three years. Since 2013, the AJC/Cox Media Group Printing Plant located in Norcross, Georgia has been adapting its operations in order to meet the aggressive Cox Conserves goal of achieving Zero Waste to Landfill by 2024. As a Cox company, the AJC participates in the national corporate sustainability program, Cox Conserves, taking proactive steps to reduce the business’s negative environmental impacts.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), a subsidiary of Cox Media Group - Cox Enterprises, is the leading source for in-print and online news, information, and advertising for metropolitan Atlanta.
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