Environmental responsibility

2009 performance

In total, TI maintained a recycling rate of 88 percent in 2008 for nonindustrial waste worldwide. We also recycled almost 93 percent of our industrial waste.

In addition, in 2003, TI began measuring how efficiently we recycled and reduced the quantity of chemicals and materials that left our sites for no other use or purpose except disposal. This metric now tracks the efficient use of resources by comparing the weight of reused or recycled material to the weight of disposed material.

Our goal is to target either an overall 95 percent efficiency rate for recycling efforts (meaning that only 5 percent of the company's total used materials will be sent for disposal) or a 5 percent year-on-year improvement in disposal volumes. In 2008, we ended the year with a worldwide efficiency rate of 91 percent – a 6.9 percent decrease in year-on-year waste disposal.

Looking ahead to 2009, TI will continue to focus on opportunities to expand our recycling activities, thus improving our efficiency.