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Make an Impact, a program to help you save energy, save money, and save the planet, is coming to an area near you! We'd love your help to kick things off by showing what individuals in the community are doing to live sustainably and conserve energy.

Take a fun photo or video of yourself (or with your friends, family, pets, anyone!) making a positive environmental impact and send it to MakeAnImpact@c2es.org. We’ll email you back to confirm your details and get your permission to use your submission.

The photo should feature a white page with three words that help tell your story. Be creative!

Use Less Oil

We use a wood pellet stove burning approximately 3 tons of wood pellets per heating season for our 2800 square foot home in Connecticut, saving approx $1500 per year in heating costs versus our 3 zone oil heat.

Ann Ormrod, Controller, Alcoa Howmet - Branford

Reuse Rain Water

We capture rainwater in two 40 gallon rain barrels which we are using to water our vegetable garden.

Ann Ormrod, Controller, Alcoa Howmet - Branford

Recycle for Rescue

The Russo family donates bottle deposit refunds to local animal rescue groups. Pictured are Vin and his son Dan with their three adopted dogs: Ripple, Rommel and Bubbles.

Jeanine Russo (Plant  Sales) her husband, Vin Russo (Senior Process Engineer) and their son Daniel

Helping the Community

Recycle toner cartridges whenever possible. I feel it’s both easy and important to recycle toner cartridges to keep the environment clean. At home, I donate used ink cartridges from my printer to my daughter’s daycare. They recycle the old cartridges for money that is used for families who cannot afford childcare in our community.
 

Ron Breen, Coolant Coordinator, Alcoa Howmet - Winsted

Save Green

Use one apron a day and reuse when you can.  I reuse my apron to save the Company money.  I feel it’s important in these tough economic times to save money where you can.  Reusing aprons also means less non bio-degradables in our landfills.  At home I reuse and recycle as much as I can to try to do my part in helping out the environment.

Darren Paine, Machine Operator, Alcoa Howmet - Winsted

Dare to Recycle

Recycling is very important for Chiya and me. We feel it is the least we can do to “Make An Impact” and reduce our carbon footprint. Every Saturday we make our weekly trip to the local dump and separate all of our trash and recyclables. Chiya is very well known and gets many treats from all the workers.

Gina Lestage, Payroll/Administrative Assistant, Alcoa Howmet - Winsted

Saving Trees

Save your documents electronically; don't print unless you have to.  If everyone practiced this, it would help lessen the impact of cutting down trees and destroying part of the environment’s natural eco-system.  We are beginning to implement a new paperless on-line gauging system for our operation sketches to save on paper waste.  I also avoid printing my e-mails at home to try to stay as paperless as possible. Taking these steps to reduce paper waste is just one way we can all have make a positive impact on the environment.

Paul Calabrese, Process Engineer, Alcoa Howmet - Winsted