Ball Corporation in Rome Makes Water Protection Coalition Clean Water Heroes List
Posted November 1, 2023 in Industry
Georgia’s leading water protection coalition released its Clean 13 report for 2023.
Floyd County’s Ball Corporation was named to the list for its production of infinitely recyclable aluminum drink cups and promoting recycling worldwide.
The report highlights individuals, businesses, industries, non-profit organizations and governmental agencies whose extraordinary efforts have led to cleaner rivers, stronger communities and a more sustainable future for Georgians.
Ball Corporation’s listing reads as follows:
Ball Corporation (Floyd County)
A multi-national corporation with manufacturing facilities in Rome where they make aluminum cups and cans, Ball Corporation is attempting to displace ubiquitous single-use plastic cups from the marketplace and replace them with infinitely recyclable aluminum drink cups. The company is betting on consumers’ desire for more sustainable products and has set a lofty goal of seeing 90 percent of aluminum cans recycled worldwide. To that end, the company is investing not only in its new cup line but also in aluminum recycling efforts around the globe.
Together, the efforts of these “Clean 13” are adding up to cleaner rivers, stronger communities and a more resilient and sustainable future for Georgia.
The Georgia Water Coalition publishes this list not only to recognize these positive efforts on behalf of Georgia’s water but also as a call to action for our state’s leaders and citizens to review these success stories, borrow from them and emulate them.
The Georgia Water Coalition is a consortium of more than 285 conservation and environmental organizations, hunting and fishing groups, businesses, and faith-based organizations that have been working to protect Georgia’s water since 2002. Collectively, these organizations represent thousands of Georgians.
The Georgia Water Coalition publishes this list not only to recognize these positive efforts on behalf of Georgia’s water but also as a call to action for our state’s leaders and citizens to review these success stories, borrow from them and emulate them.
The Georgia Water Coalition is a consortium of more than 285 conservation and environmental organizations, hunting and fishing groups, businesses, and faith-based organizations that have been working to protect Georgia’s water since 2002. Collectively, these organizations represent thousands of Georgians.
The other individuals and organizations named to the list are:
Andy Jones (Glynn County) Jones’ citizen journalism helped tell the full story of the Golden Ray disaster in St. Simons Sound.
Rep. Darlene Taylor (Thomas County) This Thomasville lawmaker is leading the fight to protect the Okefenokee Swamp.
Harold Harbert (Fulton County) A 25-year employee of Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Harbert has grown the state’s volunteer citizen water monitoring program.
Horsepen Creek Improvement Team (Camden County) A public-private partnership eliminates bacteria pollution to restore local swimming holes.
Kathleen Bowen and Association County Commissioners of Georgia (Fulton County) Local government advocates help restore funding for Hazardous Waste and Solid Waste Trust Funds.
Utility Scale Solar Siting Initiative (Newton County) Stakeholders group develops recommendations for developing large-scale solar arrays.
Mark Wilson (Gwinnett County) Citizen scientist and kayaker works to protect and promote Yellow River.
Partnership for the Upper Coosa (Northwest Georgia) Multiple groups collaborate to secure funding to protect Northwest Georgia’s aquatic biodiversity.
Peachtree City Water & Sewerage Authority (Fayette County) Utility invests in cellular-based monitoring system for its sewer lines and pump stations to prevent sewage overflows and save time and money.
Rural Georgia Protection Alliance (Madison, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, Warren and Elbert counties) Coalition of county leaders bands together to get state-level action to better regulate the distribution of “soil amendments.”
Rep. Sanford Bishop (Dougherty County) Congressman uses influence to secure funding to fix Albany’s sewer system and restore flows to Radium Springs.
Stevens Hill Inc. (Liberty County) Stevens family works to protect and steward some 10,000 acres of marshes and maritime and upland forest along the Georgia coast.