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Broken Bow, NE (August 17, 2011) – BD, a leading global medical technology company, has announced that its facility in Broken Bow, Nebraska has achieved the Company’s landfill-free status and is now recycling more than 94% of the waste produced by its manufacturing processes, a major milestone in the site’s waste management efforts.  When a BD manufacturing site certifies that more than 90 percent of its total plant waste stream and 94 percent of its manufacturing-related waste is diverted from landfill and recycled, the Company designates the facility as “landfill-free.”

“We believe that BD’s sustainability strategy helps us turn challenges into opportunities to improve and creatively approach some of our operations,” said Stephen Sichak, BD Senior Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain. “BD continuously works to improve environmental performance in our facilities, and the Broken Bow team’s achievements are an excellent example of BD’s commitment to reducing our environment footprint.”

In March 2011, the Broken Bow facility initiated a collaboration with A Greener Solution (AGS), an environmental management firm that assists corporations in developing  programs to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste. Through this effort, the BD site was able to obtain “landfill-free” status.

 “We are extremely pleased that the Broken Bow facility is recycling nearly all of its manufacturing waste and diverting it from landfills,” said Michael Flint, Plant Manager, BD - Broken Bow.  “Our local environmental team was deeply committed to achieving a 75 percent reduction in landfill waste by 2012 – a goal which they surpassed ahead of schedule.”   

The Broken Bow site supports the BD Diagnostics - Preanalytical Systems business and produces BD Vacutainer^® tubes and urine collection products. The largest employer in Custer County with 400 associates, BD celebrated its 50^th Anniversaryin the Broken Bow community in 2010.  In total, BD has more than 2,500 employees in Nebraska at four locations: Broken Bow, Holdrege and two facilities in Columbus.

About BD

BD is a leading global medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. The Company is dedicated to improving people's health throughout the world. BD is focused on improving drug delivery, enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases and cancers, and advancing research, discovery and production of new drugs and vaccines. BD's capabilities are instrumental in combating many of the world's most pressing diseases. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in FranklinLakes, New Jersey, BD employs approximately 29,000 associates in more than 50 countries throughout the world. The Company serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, the pharmaceutical industry and the general public. For more information, please visit www.bd.com.

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