During the production of toilets, unqualified semi-finished and finished products can be almost 100% recycled, and unqualified wet billet can be directly returned to the batching workshop to prepare new mud. Ceramics are directly crushed and reused for mud preparation where possible.

Current Ferguson production processes mainly use natural gas. However, the use of solar power is under consideration to promote sustainable development. The local government in the area where the toilet production facility is located has begun the construction of solar power generation systems, which will be used in the production of sanitary ceramics in order to reduce the use of natural gas and other energy inputs.

Ferguson is making efforts to reduce the total transportation distance required for its upstream transportation and distribution activities. These efforts include local sourcing and the use of multiple distribution centers.

For example, the main raw materials used in sanitary ceramic production are washed mud, feldspar, and porcelain stone powder. These raw materials are sourced from locations close to the manufacturing facility, and the port for shipment to the US is close by.

Ferguson is working to make end-of-life disposal pathways more sustainable for all its product offerings across multiple product categories. For example, waste sanitary ceramics can be broken into ceramic fragments or powder, which can be used to manufacture building materials such as ceramic tile adhesives and cement additives.

Processing waste sanitary ceramics into fine particles can produce raw materials for the production of green building materials, such as concrete additives used for environmentally friendly lightweight partition panels, road bricks, etc. While this is not yet commonplace, these practices would reduce the emissions associated with landfill and improve the potential environmental performance of building materials.