Congratulations to the 2002 Organization Winners!

In recognition of their outstanding contributions to environmental protection, six Sunnyvale businesses received Environmental Achievement Awards from the City of Sunnyvale. The businesses were honored at the City Council meeting on April 23, 2002.

Energy Efficiency
Pacific Gas and Electric 
Peek Traffic Signal Maintenance

Pollution Prevention
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

Transportation
Juniper Networks

Waste Reduction and Recycling 
Advanced Micro Devices
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

About the Winners...

Pacific Gas and Electric 
Energy Efficiency Award

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is the primary provider and distributor of electricity and natural gas for Northern California.

Energy Efficiency: The traffic signal light emitting diode (LED) retrofit program, initiated by PG&E, gave an incentive to agencies responsible for traffic signals to replace high energy/low efficiency incandescent bulbs with new LED technology.

The benefits of this program include the reduction of a major source of electricity consumption and a reduction of the need for potentially harmful or polluting energy plants.

The retrofitted LED bulbs require 50% less energy than the incandescent bulbs they replaced. The cost savings to the City in energy reductions is about 30%. Bulb maintenance cost reductions of 75% to 90% are anticipated because an LED bulb lasts 7-10 times longer than an incandescent bulb.

Results: The City successfully retrofitted 3,000 traffic signals and was presented with a $295,000 rebate from PG & E. Not only do City taxpayers benefit through a reduction in the cost of electricity, drivers in Sunnyvale benefit from the safety and reliability of longer lasting and brighter traffic signals.

The retrofit program by the City has resulted in a continued commitment to use LED traffic signal bulbs for future replacements and has become the new City standard.

Contact Ben Mehta, PG&E, at (408) 725-2062, or via email for more information.

Peek Traffic Signal Maintenance
Energy Efficiency Award

Peek Traffic Signal Maintenance, Inc. designs and manufactures technically innovative solutions for the traffic challenges facing today's mobile society. Peek delivers reliable easy-to-deploy components, products and integrated software solutions that provide direct cost savings with high rate of return investment, increased road safety and streamlined efficiency for travelers without negative environmental impacts.

Energy Efficiency: The traffic signal light emitting diode (LED) retrofit program, initiated by PG&E, gave an incentive to agencies responsible for traffic signals to replace high energy/low efficiency incandescent bulbs with new LED technology. Peek Traffic Signal Maintenance, the City of Sunnyvale's contracted signal maintenance provider, worked with the City to install 3,000 LED traffic signal bulbs within the strict deadlines of PG&E's LED retrofit program.

Results: The City successfully retrofitted over 3,000 traffic signals. PG & E presented the City of Sunnyvale with a $295,000 rebate for the retrofit. Not only do City taxpayers benefit through a reduction in the cost of electricity, drivers in Sunnyvale benefit from the safety and reliability of longer lasting and brighter traffic signals.

The retrofit program by the City has resulted in a continued commitment to use LED traffic signal bulbs for future replacements and has become the new City standard.

Contact, Frank Austin, Peek Traffic Signal Maintenance, at (408) 988-5542 for more information.

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Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Pollution Prevention Award

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC) is one of the major operating units of Lockheed Martin Corporation. LMSSC designs, develops, tests, manufactures, and operates a variety of advanced technology systems for military, civil and commercial customers. The LMSSC-Sunnyvale site has over 8,000 employees in over 40 buildings.

Pollution Prevention: LMSSC's storm water pollution control program expanded in 2001 to include the inspection, treatment and discharge of storm water runoff from new companies who became established on former Lockheed Martin property. Lockheed Martin conducts routine and special inspections to ensure the success of the program.

They also conduct educational outreach to employees through the company television and educational materials to employees. Annual training and certification of senior management is also conducted.

Results: Continuing a trend of two decades at their Sunnyvale plant, LMSSC's water management program achieved a 50% reduction of the heavy metals contained in their process wastewater and storm water discharges over the past year.

Since the 1990's, both of the programs have aided in a 99% reduction of heavy metals (copper, chromium and nickel) in the process discharges in wastewater and storm water to the Lower South San Francisco Bay.

Contact Kirk Willard, Environment, Safety & Health, LMSSC, via email for more information.

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Juniper Networks, Inc.
Transportation Award

Juniper Networks is a leading provider of Internet systems, which are used by more than 500 carriers and service providers worldwide to rapidly create and deploy Internet service offerings. Juniper's Corporate Headquarters in Sunnyvale employs nearly 1,000 employees, contractors and service operations.

Transportation: In 2001, Juniper implemented a Transportation Demand Management Program (TDM) which provides numerous incentives, on-site services and commute assistance programs for its employees to reduce the traffic congestion in Moffett Park.

Juniper identified a dedicated on-site transit coordinator to implement the transportation programs. The headquarters also houses on-site amenities to further benefit employees who use alternate transportation. Such amenities include the following:

• Valet dry cleaning services delivered twice weekly
• Mail and postage outlet
• On-site dental service
• ATM/banking services
• Volleyball & basketball court
• Fitness center
• Showers and lockers
• Full service cafeteria, coffee shop and company store as well as lunchrooms on each floor.
• Power outlets for electrical vehicles
• Preferred parking for vanpools and carpools
• Park 'n Ride space for Light Rail
• Covered bicycle parking with racks

Employee Education: Juniper's Transportation Coordinator encourages employee participation in the TDM Program by:

• holding on-site transportation events and fairs
• aggressively marketing to employees
• coordinating benefits and subsidies such as Ecopass, Guaranteed Ride Home Program, Commuter Check, and flexible work schedules (95% of current employees utilizes alternate working hours)

Results: In its first year in operation, the TDM program achieved its two-year goal. In addition to a Sunnyvale Environmental Achievement award, the program has also received recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Commuter Choice Leadership program, a 2002 Spare the Air Award from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and was awarded the National Standard of Excellence for Employer-Provided Benefits.

Contact Brad Minnis, Transportation Coordinator, Juniper Networks, via email for more information.

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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 
Waste Reduction and Recycling Award

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is a global company that produces microprocessors, flash memory devices, and support circuitry for communications and networking applications.

Waste Reduction: The company donates office equipment, furniture and supplies to nonprofit organizations.

Recycling: Materials include office paper, cardboard, beverage containers, toner cartridges, scrap metal, wooden crates and pallets, plastics (wipes, shoe covers, plastic bottles, and latex gloves), and dry cell batteries. They send their landscape maintenance waste for composting.

Buying Recycled: In order to complete the recycling "loop", AMD spends over $100,000 per year on recycled-content office products such as paper office supplies, binders, clipboards, transparencies, Tyvek® envelopes, and tabbed dividers. Employee Education: AMD promotes employee awareness of its program through its internal website, email announcements, an employee Recycling Handbook, announcements on AMD-TV (an internal closed circuit video system), and AMD employee events.

Results: In 2001, AMD's California site recycling programs diverted over 50% (or 1,375 tons) of its waste from the landfill. AMD received an Environmental Achievement Award from the City of Sunnyvale in 1995 and 2002. They were also recognized by the State of California Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) every year from 1995-2001.

Contact Mark Lacy, Senior Environmental Staff, AMD, at (408) 749-3534 for more information.

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Waste Reduction and Recycling Award

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC) is one of the major operating units of Lockheed Martin Corporation. Space Systems designs, develops, tests, manufactures, and operates a variety of advanced technology systems for military, civil and commercial customers. The LMSSC-Sunnyvale site has over 8,000 employees in over 40 buildings.

Waste Reduction: The company sends Tyvek® suits back to the manufacturer for reuse. They also encourage employees to use their Office Supply Exchange program in which employees can list or find surplus office supplies through their internal website.

Recycling: Materials include white paper (10 tons per month), mixed paper and beverage containers (15 tons per month), cardboard (10 tons per month), toner cartridges, metal, polystyrene (50 cubic yards in 2001), tires (303 tires were diverted in 2001), and construction and demolition wastes (145 tons in 2001). They also send approximately 25 tons per month of shredded paper for composting.

Employee Education: LMSSC promotes employee awareness of its program through instructional memos, colorful posters, building audits with feedback memos, information on their internal website, articles in their department newsletter and LMSSC-Sunnyvale's newsmagazine, "minispots" promoting recycling on ETV (an internal television channel), and through an environmental fair (with over 30 Bay Area organization booths) for employees. Currently, LMSSC is developing an informational video for their staff meetings which will show San Jose elementary school students presenting LMSSC's recycling program.

Results: With a newly redesigned recycling program in place in 2001, Lockheed diverted 921 tons of material, 45% of their waste stream, and lowered their costs by $63,000. The company demonstrates their dedication to the environment by dedicating staff time and money to their recycling program. LMSCC has contracted with Synergis Waste Management Services to make improvements to their program. They have also purchased color coded common area and outdoor garbage and recycling containers, color-coded labels, mini-cans for garbage, and over 8000 deskside recycling containers.

Contact Frank Rocha, Custodial Services Manager, LMSSC, at 408-742-8254 or via e-mail for more information.

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