Subaru's Zero Landfill Plant

A friend sent me a link to this article about Subaru's "Zero Landfill" assembly plant in Lafayette, Indiana. The plant uses the three R principles (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) to reduce the waste products produced at the plant to almost zero.

This is a great first step. But, to make a major difference, I believe that these large companies have to get their suppliers involved too. In theory, the companies producing the detail parts have to be producing a higher percentage of waste (metal chips, casting features, used machine oil, etc). But, this is certainly a more complex issue to tackle.