Sustainability Report Scavenger Hunt Winners


Congratulations to the winners of our Sustainability Report Scavenger Hunt Contest. Each winner will receive a $50 e-certificate to the Company Store!

Rick N., Operations Supervisor
Grants Pass, OR

Manissa D., Maintenance Shop Clerk
Santee, CA

Beckey V., Rail Operations Clerk
Roosevelt, WA

Gina H., Human Resources Generalist
Hickory, NC

Jennifer F., Dispatcher
Church Hill, TN


Scavenger Hunt Answers

What are the five elements of our sustainability platform?
Safety, People, Operations, Materials Management, Communities

What are the five Rs of the Republic Star and the foundation of our culture?
Respectful, Responsible, Reliable, Resourceful and Relentless

Identify three of our 2030 Sustainability Goals.
Overachievers listed all 7 goals!

Safety: Zero employee fatalities; Reduce our OSHA Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) to 2.0 or less by 2030

People: Achieve and maintain employee engagement scores at or above 88% by 2030

Operations: Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions 35% by 2030
Materials Management: Increase recovery of key materials by 40% on a combined basis by 2030; Increase biogas sent to beneficial reuse by 50% by 2030

Communities: Positively impact 20 million people by 2030

T or F: Plastics account for 7 percent of the total recyclables we sell.
True

In 2019, we added how many new CNG trucks to our fleet?
158

To learn more, download the 2019 Sustainability Report here.