The National Paint & Coatings Assoc...

The National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) lately recognized four paint manufacturers with Pollution Prevention Awards, honoring the companies' outstanding efforts to defend the environment.

NPCA's 1994 Pollution Prevention Awards were given to: Benjamin Moore & Co.'s Milford, Mass., facility; Fuller O'Brien Paints of southern San Francisco, Calif.; the Glidden Co of Huron Ohio; and Passonno Paints of Watervliet, NY The companies received the awards at NPCA's annual meeting in fresh Orleans last October.

NPCA created the Pollution Prevention Award program in 1990 to exalt environmentally responsible production among NPCA's manufacturer members. The award recognizes efficient use of raw materials and minimizing waste during the manufacturing proces

The Benjamin Moore facility was praised for its efforts to enlist the aid of employee to help resolve into waste at the source. The plant reached a goal of reusing all of the wash water used to rinse paint mixing