Moses Lake Industries
Sustainability

Sustainability Is Good Business 

At MLI, we are committed to creating sustainable opportunities for our employees and a sustainable world for this and future generations. It’s not only the right thing to do; it’s critical to the long- term health and financial strength of our business and the communities we operate in. Every year we evaluate the social, environmental and economic impact of our business and set new goals. 

MLI supports the efforts and Code of Conduct of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) which promotes social, envionmental and ethical industry standards. 

This includes responsible sourcing of minerals so as not to directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups that are perpetrators of serious human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. MLI exercises due diligence with the selection and monitoring of our direct supply chain to avoid procurement of these Conflict Metals.

Please note that due diligence only provides reasonable – not absolute – guarantees about the origin of the conflict minerals in our products. MLI depends on supply chain information provided by our direct suppliers in assessing the source of such minerals, the veracity of which can be difficult to ascertain.

We are committed to providing a safe, secure and healthy workplace for our employees, contractors, visitors and the communities in which we operate.

MLI/MLDCI/MLXCI EHSS Policy

MLI is also committed to respecting human rights in our operations, our supply chain, our business partnerships and our products. We believe child labor, forced labor, or human trafficking in any form—including slave labor, prison labor, indentured servitude, or bonded labor are unacceptable.

Sustainable Opportunity

We are committed to providing long-term, fulfilling work in a manner that prioritizes the well being of our employees and local communities.

  • Over 95% of our staff are permanent full-time employees. 

  • Our Environmental Health, Safety and Security Management System ensures we have the processes required to meet or exceed ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.  Regular audits of our EHSS MS provide assurance that our EHSS policies and standards remain effective and proactive.

  • We support employee health and well being through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a maximum working hours policy, wellness events,  and fully-subsidized health club memberships.

  • We promote employee development through our educational assistance program that offers direct payment or reimbursement for up to 100% of qualifying program tuition/fees.  

Sustainable Environment

We are committed to managing the environmental impacts of our operation. 

  • Our Moses Lake, WA headquarters and production facility utilize energy from renewable resources such as wind and water.

  • Methanol, a co-product of our TMAC production process, is used in our utility boiler to reduce emissions.

  • 100% of the reject water from our reverse osmosis deionization process is beneficially utilized to support offsite crop irrigation or as needed on-site landscape irrigation.

  • There is a concerted and ongoing effort to reduce hazardous waste generation and offsite disposal.  We treat the majority of our hazardous waste onsite via acid/base neutralization.

  • Chemical containers are returned by customers, cleaned and reused.  At the end of their useful life, they are crushed, bailed and the HDPE plastic is recycled.  

Sustainable Economy

We are committed to contributing to the economic health of the communities in which we operate and promoting STEM education programs. 

  • MLI makes charitable donations to non-profit organizations that support our local communities including United Way, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation and Moses Lake Parks & Recreation. We also encourage employee participation in various fundraising and volunteer activities such as food drives, Relay for Life, blood donations, and United Way campaigns.

  • We partner with local community colleges and universities to promote recruitment efforts of individuals from our local communities. As a growing company committed to providing stable employment, we are an employer of choice in our communities.

  • We offer educational scholarships and Internships  to develop tomorrow's workforce.