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Become an EnviroStar Business
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Environmental and Health Benefits |
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Health and safety |
Generator status |
Reduced waste |
Water quality
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Health and safety protected |
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We in the industry are becoming more environmentally conscious, for our employees, our customers and for the world we live in. I can still get my customers clothes clean with a less hazardous process. Its good business.
- Dick Turner, Madison Carnolia Cleaners
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We greatly reduced our use of solvents and installed a detergent parts washer. Our hands would be in it several times a day. The county provided a $500 grant toward the purchase of the $9,000 machine, but it has more than paid for itself. I don't have to spend $2,300 a year to have the solvents hauled out as hazardous waste, and I don't have to pay someone to stand there and scrub the parts.
- Rick Slater, Rick's Diagnostic & Repair Service
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When I'm a great-grandfather and retired, and my great-grandkid comes up to me with three eyeballs and says Great-Grandpa, its your fault, I don't want the responsibility, and as a businessman I dont want the liability.
- Jim Sebren, Alki Auto Repair
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Reduced hazardous waste generator status |
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Reduced paint waste by 450 lb (one drum) in the first year using PPS computerized system; laundering gloves now to reduce solid waste.
- Cathy Johnson, King County Transit North Base
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The press team has managed to completely eliminate the hazardous waste designation for our waste ink, pre-distilled materials and still bottoms. Flash points are above 140, and there's no benzene to be found in the compounds. This is a major accomplishment in our efforts to be environmentally responsible, and Guenther and his team should be commended for their willingness to explore alternatives to tried and true methods in order to answer the call of environmental stewardship.
- Nancy Chapentier, Printing Control
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Reduced, recycled or prevented wastes |
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Decreased brake cleaner use by two-thirds. Made all staff aware of recycling of wastes; cleaner air, water, etc. Customers are becoming more aware of the EnviroStar program and appreciate our efforts.
- Mike Lenci, Bellevue Auto Service&Electric
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We installed a rinsewater recycling and wastewater treatment system, and capped all the facility's floor drains. This diverts about 46,800 gallons of industrial wastewater from the sewer system and reduces our wastewater generation.
- JC Bianchi, owner of B & G Machine
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Mercury switch out program implemented. Bio-diesel utilized in trucks. Eliminated solvent parts washer and chlorinated aerosols. Implemented written training program for truck drivers on spill control measures in the field.
- Dave Armstrong, Fleet Maintenance Manager
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Our visit to Star Printing was fascinating - I am very surprised to see that almost everything they use is non-toxic, and how much they are able to recycle. This clearly shows how their practices are having a positive impact, since they could be dumping noxious chemicals instead. If businesses in our state, and around the nation, followed your lead, the United States could greatly reduce its waste problems.
- Caitlin Kidder, High School student
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By recycling scrap iron, old inner tubes and grips, I save over $400 a year. My philosophy is to be conscious of everything I consume and throw away.
- Aaron Goss, Aaron's Bicycle Repair more ›
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When we started using the evaporator, we cut our waste volume 90 to 95 percent. This prevents an estimated 500 gallons of waste per month. By making these improvements there are significant cost savings available to any company.
- Alan Casebeer, Young Corporation more ›
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Over three tons of food wastes from the kitchen are copmosted each year and returned to the land. Before dinner, guests join a hosted Kitchen Garden tour where they see unusual herbs and vegetables and hear how the food that they are about to eat has been grown.
- EagleSong, The Herbfarm
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Metalworking fluid is checked with a refractometer to measure concentation and monitor its quality for reuse. This has cut the disposal of metalworking fluids in half over a year.
- JC Bianchi, owner of B & G Machine
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Reduced solvent by 20%, by using paint gun washer.
- Jon Carson, Fenders and Fins
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Reduced total HW by 18%; eliminated many chemicals; plating chems used in beakers instead of tanks. Recertified to ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, BS8800 and ANSI 7.10 on 6/09. Reuse packing materials. Increased employee participation on recycling and improved process.
- Jesse Fantone, Siemens Medical Solutions USA
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We added a Smart One water-based parts washer, which only needs servicing every 3 years; and eliminated the paint booth and related products/wastes, reducing hazardous waste by 75%.
- John Pike, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
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Water quality protection |
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This translates into big savings for the environment; not just in water and waste conservation, but by keeping soaps and pollutants out of storm drains and streams.
- Doug Nafziger, Advanced Mobile
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Around the region more and more marinas are working to turn the tide in favor of better water quality.
- Chris Wilke, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance more ›
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Blaine Harbor Marina in Bellingham is so dedicated to clean water in the Bay that we have taken extraordinary steps such as distributing Washington States "Best Management Practices" to all boaters and including these in moorage agreements.
- Pam Taft, Blaine Harbor Marina
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