The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) recently awarded the 2011 Pollution Prevention (P2) Award to Collins Bus Corporation of South Hutchinson, Kansas during a ceremony at the Kansas Environmental Conference in Topeka, Kan.
John Mitchell, director of KDHE’s Division of Environment, when presenting the award, noted that the Kansas Pollution Prevention Program promotes pollution prevention as an environmental ethic to achieve improvements in public health and environmental quality. The award is presented to entities that have reduced or eliminated waste at the source, reduced air emissions or practiced energy and/or water conservation. The P2 program allows KDHE to highlight specific efforts so that others might be able to incorporate the same projects into their business or manufacturing processes.
Collins Bus Corporation, North America’s largest manufacturer of Type-A school and activity buses, was recognized for its efforts in water conservation and solid waste reduction. Collins implemented programs to recycle wood pallets, cardboard, and other waste material. A new single-stream recycling program and other waste reduction initiatives reduced the amount of solid waste being sent to the Reno County Landfill by nearly 90%. Additionally, Collins Bus made changes to their water test quality assurance operation that reduced water use by over 400,000 gallons per year. Eaton Corporation and John Deere Corporation also received awards.
“We’re proud to be recognized by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for our efforts in pollution prevention. The employees of Collins Bus Corporation have fully embraced our efforts to reduce the waste stream across all of our operations while building the best buses in the industry,” said Kent Tyler, president of Collins Bus Corporation.
About Collins Bus Corporation
Collins Bus Corporation, a subsidiary of Allied Specialty Vehicles, Inc. (ASV), markets three brands of Type-A buses throughout North America (Collins, Mid Bus, and Corbeil). They produce advanced technology solutions such as Propane and Hybrid-Electric alternatives under the NEXBUS brand. Collins has the largest distribution network of any Type-A bus company with over 70 dealers in the United States and Canada. ASV, with revenues of approximately $1Billion, is a market leader in three industry segments: Fire & Emergency, Recreational Vehicles, and Commercial. Within the Fire & Emergency segment, ASV offers an extensive line of fire apparatus under the E-ONE brand including pumpers, aerials, tankers, rescuers, and airport firefighting equipment. Additionally, the company offers a full line of ambulances under the Horton, Wheeled Coach, American Emergency Vehicles, Road Rescue, and Leader Emergency Vehicles brands. Within the Recreational Vehicle segment, Fleetwood produces Class A and Class C Recreational Vehicles under many of the industry’s iconic brand names including Discovery, American Coach, Bounder, and Tioga, among others. Within the Commercial segment, the company produces Type A bus products for both the school and childcare markets under the Collins, Mid Bus, and Corbeil brands. Also, the company produces terminal trucks and street sweeper products under the Capacity and Lay-Mor brands. For additional information on Allied Specialty Vehicles, Inc. please visit www.alliedsv.com. For additional information on Collins Bus Corporation, please visit www.collinsbuscorp.com.
