Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association has announced that ductile-iron pipe earned the SMaRT Sustainable Product Certification, an independent rating system for the sustain-ability of a product throughout its life cycle. Ductile-iron pipe is only the second product in the buried infrastructure industry to earn this certification. The Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability categorized ductile-iron pipe with its gold rating because of the pipe's rankings in the following categories: safe for public health and environment; renewable energy and energy reduction; bio-based or recycled materials; facility or company requirements; reclamation, sustainable reuse, and end of life management; and innovation in manufacturing.
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