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Chemical and Plastics Manufacturers in the Pearson Eco-Business Zone are creating new products with reduced environmental impacts and delivering higher standards of health and safety for employees and consumers alike.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREENING
Waste Reduction: Minimize the amount of waste you produce through waste management, recycling, and toxic reduction programs. Learn More: See Smith Induspac Inc. under “Waste Reduction”
Climate Change Mitigation: Reduce your carbon footprint by adopting a greenhouse gas reduction strategy and by off-setting remaining emissions. Learn More: See Oxford Properties under “Climate Change Mitigation”
Water: Lower water usage through conservation and waste water recycling such as using rainwater and grey water for non-potable purposes. Learn More: See Degussa Canada Inc. under “Water”
Energy Efficiency: Reduce your energy consumption through the implementation of an energy management program and through building automation and retrofits. Learn More: See Almag under “Energy Efficiency”
Employee Engagement: Leverage educational and outreach approaches to build a culture of safety and sustainability and unlock the potential of your employees to advance your green agenda at an operational level. Learn More: See Molson under “Employee Engagement”
SECTOR HIGHLIGHTS
“A culture of continuous improvement at ParPak”
Energy reductions just make dollars and sense at ParPak. Their perspective is that while one can’t control how much energy is going to cost, one can certainly control when, how and how much energy is used.
Approach Highlights
- Replacing existing chiller, which uses evaporative water, with a new chiller system which operates by re-using water.
- Installing a high efficiency compressor that reduces water use by two thirds.
- Increasing plastic recycling by utilizing a grinder that grinds the plastic remains from the thermoforming process reuse the product as raw material.
Results
- High efficiency tube heaters saving 161,000 m3 in natural gas at the 376 Orenda facility.
- Lighting retrofit at two of its locations resulted
in savings of 220,000 kWh of electricity at one
site and a predicted 320,600 – 610,000 kWh at another facility.
- As of July 2008, ParPak had reduced the energy consumption per production unit by 1.99 per cent and is well on its way to achieving its target of 5 per cent reduction in energy consumption per production unit.
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“Increasing sustainability by reducing energy at Tempo”
Tempo sees the value in protecting the health and safety of the environment. They’re starting at home with improved energy efficiencies in their facilities.
Approach Highlights
- Retrofitted metal halide lighting in warehouse to highly efficient T5 lighting system with motion sensors.
- Ensured success of initiatives with high level managerial buy in.
- After implementing many energy saving projects, Tempo found even more reductions – about 10 per cent - by taking advantage of Canadian Plastics Industry Association’s mini assessment initiative.
Results
- Found $9,000 worth of air leaks in compressors.
- By turning off one of their compressors on the weekend, using only a small 75 horsepower compressor, Tempo will save $7,500 each year.
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BUSINESS DRIVERS
► Material safety and toxicity are becoming increasingly high profile issues among the general public.
► Opportunities are emerging for product innovation as customers are demanding environmentally-friendly alternatives.
► Commodity prices and the availability of raw materials are becoming increasingly volatile.
► Customers and regulators are adopting new policies regarding waste disposal, product lifecycle and extended producer responsibility.
► Energy costs for building operations, processing, and transportation are projected to rise over the long term.
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