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Measuring Our Progress

Hazardous Waste

Boeing has reduced hazardous waste on a revenue-adjusted basis by 38 percent since 2002. On an absolute basis, Boeing increased hazardous waste generation at our major U.S. manufacturing operations in 2009, reflecting an increase in airplane production compared to 2008, which was affected by a labor strike. Despite the absolute increase, Boeing outperformed its 2009 plan to minimize hazardous waste.

Hazardous Waste at Major U.S. Sites – Absolute	Hazardous Waste at Major U.S. Sites - Revenue Adjusted
In addition to data from Boeing's 20 major sites, also includes data from El Paso, Texas, Heath, Ohio, Macon, Ga., Salt Lake City and Sylmar, Calif. 1 ton = approximately 0.91 metric tons or 907.18 kilograms. 2007 and 2008 data has been restated to reflect the fact that, for internal purposes only, one Boeing site previously misclassified certain waste as remediation waste rather than hazardous waste. 2008 data reflect both improved operation performance and reduced production demand due to the IAM work stoppage in Washington, Oregon, and Kansas. Operational hazardous waste does not include wastes derived from remediation and construction activity. Total normalized for divestitures by excluding Boeing Commercial Airplanes Wichita (now Sprit AeroSystem) from 2002 to 2005.

 

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