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Baxter reduced its generation of non-hazardous waste by 14 percent per unit of production value between 1996 and 2002 and recycled 47.3 million kilograms of waste in 2002 alone. Baxter also reduced the amount of packaging used per unit of production by 15 percent between 1995 and 2002, with a 3.7 percent reduction in 2002 alone (as compared to a 1995 baseline), a reduction of 1.8 million kilograms. Baxter’s 2002 reduction alone has saved the company $2.9 million dollars.