Each day, Blue Bird strives to engineer and build the safest, cleanest and most durable buses in the industry. In keeping with this principle, Blue Bird believes strongly in environmental responsibility and helping to create a safer, healthier world for the children we transport every day. We take reduced emissions seriously and offer both propane autogas and CNG powered buses that are good for environment. These buses drive significant reductions in our carbon footprint, reduce our dependence on foreign oil and lower operating costs. Blue Bird has a solid blueprint for sustainability and has delivered with more than three and a half times the number of alternative fuel buses on the road than all of our competitors combined.
Blue Bird Environmental Manufacturing Processes:
As a corporate leader in environmental stewardship, Blue Bird has implemented a number of steps to improve our manufacturing processes while being environmentally conscious. These initiatives include:
- Procuring parts and materials made from recycled materials such as aluminum, copper, and steel, thereby reducing landfill waste. Blue Bird also actively segregates and recycles our own scrap material to increase the amount of recyclable materials available.
- Incorporating reformulated paints and coatings into our processes to reduce hazardous air pollutants and organic compounds. This incorporation results not only in a safer environment for Blue Bird employees but also reduces the amount of hazardous waste generated. Waste that is generated is designated for energy recovery and solvent recycling.
- At 89% landfill free, Blue Bird recycles virtually all manufacturing packaging, excess material and waste. Unless it is a food item, Blue Bird has an established recycling program in place to eliminate excess landfill waste.
- Exploring more efficient uses of electricity, gas, and water to supply Blue Bird’s Fort Valley, GA manufacturing facilities.
Blue Bird is committed to preserving and increasing the available natural resources through careful planning, research, purchasing, reuse, recycle and recovery initiatives. Blue Bird employees are committed to collaboratively working to ensure a healthier company, community and environment.