Results in Tilbury:
Snapshots of activities aimed at eco-efficiency
CAPTIN
manufactures aluminum wheels for Toyota. They have
achieved zero landfill status since 2003. Recent efforts have led to a
20%
reduction in (non-landfill) solid waste disposal. This was accomplished
through
improved segregation and by finding recycling opportunities for shot
blasting
dust and waste powder coating.
CAPTIN
installed a new chip melting furnace that requires only half of the
natural gas
than the previous one did and features reduced NO
x
emissions.
Tristar
Industries
builds and repairs heavy equipment for the pulp & paper
industry. They separate over a dozen grades
of
scrap metal for recycling, and have storage in place for recycling
packaging and disposing of contaminated
materials. By conditioning their coolant for reuse, Tristar cuts down
by 90% the amount of coolant they would otherwise need to
purchase and dispose of.
Olympic Dairy
produces natural and organic dairy products. They deal with a
steady stream of packaging and other materials by maintaining a
directory that lists where each material can be recycled. All of their
food inputs become product, so they do not have any by-products to
dispose of.
Nature's Path
manufacturers organic and GE Free Cereals, Waffles, Breads and Bars.
Their unusable food waste (spilling, mistakes, failed quality control,
etc.) is given to farmers for use as livestock feed. Farmers pick up
the food waste direct from the food processing facility. By giving away
food waste, Nature’s Path has been able to divert 151 tonnes annually
of food waste from the landfill, at an annual savings of $5,825. They
also recycle 100% of their plastic, including 624 yards
3
of loose plastic annually.
Great
Pacific Bioproducts makes organic soil/plant fertilizer and
natural health supplements. They have produced a
business model based on a principle of Industrial Ecology, that
‘waste’ from existing industry is a resource for another. A primary
seafood business, Bella Coola Fisheries of Delta, was burdened by the
costs of storage, disposal, hauling and tipping fees of non-utilized
by-products from a variety of fish species, some with large volumes and
substantial costs.
