FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 18, 2023
Contact:?Emilio Machado, DNR Business Support Coordinator
[email protected] or 608-516-8626

DNR Seeking Public Comment On Green Tier Application For Badger Corrugating Company

Comments Accepted Through Oct. 18

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The DNR is seeking public comment on the proposed Green Tier application for Badger Corrugating Company in La Crosse. / Photo Credit: Badger Corrugating Company

LA CROSSE, Wis.?? The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on the proposed Green Tier application for Badger Corrugating Company in La Crosse. If accepted, the proposal would allow the facility to join Tier 1 of the Green Tier program.

The?DNR?s Green Tier program?recognizes organizations committed to going above and beyond compliance to improve their environmental performance and impact. Green Tier empowers organizations who are on the path to sustainability by requiring them to use a systematic approach to minimize environmental risk. Tier 1 encourages, recognizes and rewards companies committed to superior environmental performance.

Badger Corrugating Company is a family and employee-owned company, which is currently in its fifth generation of ownership. Founded in 1903, the company started as a fabricator of metal building products such as ventilators, stock tanks and a variety of products for the heating and metal building trades. Over the past 119 years, Badger has evolved into a full-line distributor of interior and exterior millwork, cabinets and building products for residential and commercial projects. In addition, Badger, has its own fleet of delivery vehicles that run scheduled routes each week in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.

Badger Corrugating Company cares about sustainability and is focused on reducing environmental impacts in their community. The company is committed to continual improvement by reducing the amount of waste they generate and switching to only using water-based products to eliminate solvents in their operations.

For more information on Badger Corrugating Company, please visit the company website. Send comments to Emilio Machado, DNR Business Support Coordinator at [email protected] or 608-516-8626.

The DNR will accept written comments through Oct. 18, 2023.