Green Manufacturing

TSMC Washington has a strong commitment to environmental protection and has been ISO 14001 registered since 2001. We believe pollution prevention is one of our priorities. Our various initiatives are aimed at reducing our environmental impact including minimizing use of production materials, reducing waste, increasing materials reuse, increasing recycling and reducing waste to landfill.

TSMC Washington is a Clark County Green Business, joining 13 other local businesses in 2013 to achieve this new County recognition program.

In 2013 TSMC Washington was recognized by Washington State Department of Ecology for excellent progress in waste reduction and pollution prevention. Since 2003, TSMC Washington has decreased hazardous waste by over 95%!

TSMC Washington's fab production building was designed to be eco-friendly by segregating water & chemical waste streams so that they would be uncontaminated by other materials and able to be reused or recycled.

In 2011 we reduced hazardous waste by about 77% through a partnering with an materials broker, whose priority is waste reuse and recycling, rather than incineration or landfill. This enabled us to find reuse opportunities for materials which were formerly treated as hazardous wastes.

We recycle and reuse more than 50% of our total annual water consumption.

Offering free employee used electronics recycling during the annual Earthweek event. In 2013, TSMC Washington employees diverted over 3,500 pounds of used TVs, computers and other electronics from landfill by e-cycling them at work.

Recycle/Reuse

TSMC Washington recycles approximately 40-50% of our solid waste and is working to increase this rate.

Discarded fab clean room shoes are donated to charity and discarded cleanroom gowns are provided for reuse to employees. Employees can submit online improvement ideas to increase recycling.