For the fourth time in six years, McDonnell & Miller has received the prestigious Illinois Governor’s Pollution Prevention Award. This award is given annually to ...

a very select group of organizations in Illinois that have successfully reduced the generation of hazardous wastes and other toxic emissions.

McDonnell & Miller once again won in the “continuous improvement” category for numerous programs, including:

• Reducing the volume of coolant by 77 percent through the use of a coolant recovery system and intensified housekeeping efforts. Furthermore, additives were completely removed from the coolant system.
• Eliminating paint from steam vents. This has reduced paint usage and VOC emissions by 88 percent.
• Switching to lead-free solder in manufacturing processes, which reduced lead usage by 13 percent.
• Intensively monitoring energy consumption, which reduced usage by 13 percent.