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| The Quality Commitment |
In the quest for quality and consistency, we have joined technology and skill. Today, GP containerboard is the product of meticulous monitoring blended with years of papermaking experience. Georgia-Pacific's quality initiatives are formalized in its continuous Mill Improvement Process (MIP) that enhances all areas of mill operations. Toledo's version of MIP is the Toledo Optimization Process (TOP).
To meet our quality commitment, we have invested in new technology and equipment as well as employee training. Our TOP program includes training programs, employee involvement, awareness and communications efforts, and daily monitoring of our processes. Through TOP, employees have gained an appreciation for the importance of consistently delivering quality products to adjoining departments as well as to our customers. A commitment to quality products and service is shared by the people at the Toledo mill and by all of Georgia-Pacific.
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| Safety First |
Safety comes first at Georgia-Pacific. The company is committed to providing a safe working environment for all employees. GP has been the safest large company in the forest products industry for several years, according to the American Forest & Paper Association. Many GP facilities have been accepted into the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) at the Star Level, the VPP's highest recognition for workplace safety.
Toledo achieved VPP Merit site recognition in 1999 and VPP Star status in 2000. Also in 2000, the Toledo mill reached 2.5 million hours worked without a lost-time accident, from January 1998 to June 2000. The Toledo mill has received several safety awards including the GP Chairman's Award in 1998 for 500,000 hours worked without an OSHA recordable injury and the Oregon Governor's Safety Award for safety excellence in 1995.
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| Continuing the Commitment to the Environment |
From pollution prevention to recycling and water quality improvement, Georgia-Pacific and the Toledo operations model a total commitment to environmental stewardship. Following company and industry initiatives, we are carefully controlling the use of water, energy and other important resources. The company also is addressing product stewardship issues, such as extended product responsibility and short and long-term impact through life cycle assessment.
 As one of the nation's leading forest products companies, Georgia-Pacific is committed to the practice of sustainable forestry, as represented by its participation in the American Forest & Paper Association's Sustainable Forestry InitiativeSM program.
The Toledo mill is designed to make the best use of available natural resources. It uses bark and sawdust from area chip mills and sawmills as "waste" fuel in its bark boiler to supply about 25 percent of the mill's energy needs. A company wide pollution prevention program has resulted in the reduction or beneficial use of more than 22 million tons of residual waste. To continuously improve water quality, GP treats its pulp and paper mill effluent or wastewater. Since 1972, water impurities or pollutants have been reduced by approximately 90 percent.
Georgia-Pacific annually recycles an impressive 1.8 million tons of old corrugated containers (OCC). The Toledo mill contributes to the corporate recycling capabilities with its two recycled fiber plants. Toledo recycles fiber from box plant trim scraps and old corrugated containers, receiving OCC bales from warehouses, stores and collection points throughout the country.
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