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COURTESY OF RHEEM MANUFACTURING

Charging ahead. By 2025, HVAC giant Rheem Manufacturing wants to lead by ultimate example—which is why it’s now getting aggressive with its
sustainability goals.

COURTESY OF RHEEM MANUFACTURING COURTESY OF RHEEM MANUFACTURING

Future world. By the mid-2020s, an estimated 250,000
Test case. The Fort Smith, Ark., production facility is the testing ground for an effort plumbers and contractors will be trained on use of sustainable
to reduce use of plastic, excessive packaging and waste to landfill—an approach that products, sustainable installation and recycling best
will be rolled out worldwide by 2025. practices—a goal Rheem considers extremely achievable.
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