
Working hard to reduce waste, conserve energy and protect the environment

As a leading Automotive Manufacturing Facility, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) is committed to ensuring our operations and business practices contribute to the quality of life at TMMK and the surrounding community.
Team members are responsible for diligently managing their processes as part of the TMMK team. In keeping with this philosophy, TMMK is adopting the EARTH CARE policy.
| E | = | Provide Environmental Awareness to the TMMK team |
| A | = | Assess Environmental Impact of TMMK's operations and strive to Kaizen |
| R | = | Reporting of Environmental concerns by team members |
| T | = | Train team members in areas of significant environmental impacts |
| H | = | Heighten awareness to Pollution Prevention and Emergency Preparedness Programs |
| C | = | Strive for Compliance with applicable laws, regulations and other TMMK requirements to protect the environment |
| A | = | Perform periodic compliance Audits for assessing performance |
| R | = | Respond to community and environmental compliance concerns |
| E | = | Encourage Environmental Improvement through setting Objectives and Targets |

Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Foundation — TMMK donated $300,000 to KFWF to fund the Toyota Living Stream Exhibit. This outdoor exhibit includes a running stream and waterfall, hands-on aquatic-related learning stations, and exploration of life cycles, food chains and roles of mussels, crayfish, aquatic insects and other species in the environment, and a unique underwater viewing area for numerous native fish.

Louisville Zoo — TMMK donated $25,000 to the Louisville Zoo to support the Zoo’s 2004 Backyard Action Hero Program. This program is designed to teach youth (3rd through 5th grades) how they can make a difference in the environment. A guidebook and Website focus on “Five Great Backyard Conservation Projects,” with each project involving home, school and zoo-based activities.
Other — TMMK donated $150,000 to the Louisville Science Center for the World Around Us Exhibit and $10,000 annually to the Kentucky Nature Conservancy for ongoing environmental education and preservation.

At our plant in Georgetown — and at every other Toyota facility in North America — new ideas and new initiatives are being implemented every day to protect the environment. Here are a few examples:
The list goes on and on...
We're proud of our environmental record, and rightly so. From the innovative ways in which we handle paint, to our ultra-efficient methods to use the metals in our cars, we try to make the best cars in the world while keeping the air pure, and the waters crystal clear.
We think we owe that to the planet, to our customers, to our team members and to the communities where Toyota has its facilities.
