Phillips Plastics Corporation
Precision Decorating
Green Tier - Tier 1 Participant

Phillips Plastics Corporation® Precision Decorating, located in Medford, Wisconsin, first opened its doors in 1973. It has since established itself as a state-of-the-art plastics injection molding facility with laser etching, painting and assembly of plastic parts and components for a number of different markets including medical, automotive and consumer products. Precision Decorating has sustained certification of an Environmental Management System (EMS) to ISO 14001 in 2001. EMS plays an important role in helping the facility and its people identify and advance their efforts to improve environmental performance in waste reduction, recycling, energy savings, and emissions reductions within the facility. Some of the Precision Decorating’s recent efforts to reduce their environmental footprint have lead to a 58 ton reduction in Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in the first six months of operation, the installation of new technology that now reclaims and reuses spent solvents, which has reduced their hazardous waste shipment of solvent from 1,462 gallons per month to zero. Phillips Plastics Corporation has developed a “People Process Culture” that culminates higher education opportunities for the advancement of their people and encourages environmental awareness as part of their training. Involvement of Phillips’ people has played a substantial role in increased recycling efforts, which greatly reduces the amount of material now going to landfills. This facility, as with other Phillips Plastics Corporation operations, makes substantial efforts to encourage their people’s involvement through tree planting, free home energy audits, and a discount fluorescent bulb replacement program. Working with Focus on Energy, Phillips has achieved much in the way of energy conservation activities at the plant.

Acceptance Letter

• Acceptance Letter [PDF 49KB] Posted April 1, 2009

News Releases

• Phillips Plastics Corp. Precision Decorating joins Green Tier [PDF 51KB] April 1, 2009

Photos taken during the Green Tier Signing
April 1, 2009

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Archived Material

• Green Tier Application [PDF 699KB] Posted December 18, 2008
• Attachment 1: Facility Information [PDF 79KB]
• Attachment 2: Environmental Performance [PDF 46KB]
• Attachment 3: Environmental Management Systems Policy [PDF 30KB]
• Public Notice on an Application for Tier 1 of Green Tier [PDF 17KB] Posted December 18, 2008