Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM), a parenteral drug contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), held a sustainability celebration and a local park cleanup on April 21.

The celebration and park cleanup brought to life the environmental importance and the impact GRAM employees are making by combining a sustainability celebration with Kimberly Clark and GRAM’s RightCycle program achievements with a park cleanup.

GRAM adopted Roberto Clemente Park in April 2020 through the Friends of Grand Rapids Parks to help improve the accessibility and environmental impact of the park and its greenspaces by providing environmental volunteer time off opportunities through GRAM’s GoBeyond efforts, which provide employees with opportunities to engage and support the community.

In 2015, GRAM partnered with Kimberly Clark to implement The RightCycle Program. The program has resulted in 30,357 lbs. of PPE waste diverted from landfills, and instead turned into new consumer goods.

The RightCycle program is one of the environmental and sustainability programs at GRAM. Others include the Organicycle composting program that turns food waste into rich soil, and the adoption of Roberto Clemente Park in Grand Rapids to provide a beautiful, refreshing, and clean space for the community. Past park cleanups have removed a mattress, car bumpers, TVs, and miscellaneous debris covering the park.