Environmental responsibility

2009 performance

Globally, TI generated, recycled and reused less waste in 2009 due to the downturn in the economy. We pressed ahead to find even better ways to recycle our organic cafeteria waste and shared these practices with other TI campuses. For the year, TI recycled 89 percent of our non-industrial waste and 96 percent of industrial waste.

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 2009, we ended the year with a worldwide efficiency rate of 92 percent.

In 2010, TI will continue to focus on opportunities to expand our recycling activities, thus improving our efficiency.