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bjbjcTcT Wilsonart Sustainability Videos Donny Polk Transcript 6/01/2010 My name is Donny
Polk. I m a master mechanic in the transportation/fleet department. I ve been with the company for
12 years. Sustainability to me means being just a good steward of all of the responsibilities
and the processes that we are entrusted with. In my position at the fleet shop, we are doing
things and have been doing things to promote sustainability. We recycle all of our old
engine oil, antifreeze is recycled, old oil filters are recycled. We recap our tires to
get maximum wear, maximum life. We are looking into things to extend our oil change intervals
to where there is not so much waste oil and, of course, there s a cost savings in doing
that also. re combining loads when we can and we make sure the truck is full when it
leaves and that we have a backhaul on our way back so we re not running empty and we
re getting revenue for our trip back. Certainly you want to be more cost effective I mean
that s the nature of business today. But, if you can be more environmentally friendly
that s certainly a plus and you do try to keep that in mind. Wilsonart being one of
the largest employers in Temple we are sort of a role model for other businesses and what
we do as far as sustainability also affects the way they do things. And, with their families
and with the other employees that work there and their families it is such a large umbrella
that can be affected by the sustainability efforts at Wilsonart. Wilsonart Transportation
that we are entrusted with.r In my position at the fleet shop, we are doing things and
have been doing things to promote sustainability. We recycle all of our old engine oil, antifreeze
is recycled, old oil filters are recycled. We recap our tires to get maximum wear, maximum
life. We are looking into things to extend our oil change intervals to where there is
not so much waste o oil and, of course, there s a cost savings in doing that also. re combining
loads w hen we can and we make sure the truck is full when it leaves . and that we have
a backhaul on our way back so we re not running empty and we re t getting revenue for our
trip back. Certainly you want to be more cost effective I mean that s the nature of busin.
that work there and their families it is such a large umbrella that can be affected by the
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