Reuse success!

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, there are approximately 350,000 facilities in the US classified as "industrial"!

A percentage of these facilities have at any given time unused and unneeded chemicals and will pay to dispose of these chemicals. These unneeded chemicals come about for a number of reasons. Some of the reasons include completed projects, canceled projects, facility closings, business closings, mergers, acquisitions, overbuying, changes in processes, chemicals/materials going off-spec or out-of-date, changes in distribution and canceled orders. The disposal costs, in aggregate, are estimated to be well into the millions of dollars.

Much of this chemical and material disposal expense is unnecessary. Other facilities can put many of these chemicals and materials to good use. We've proven it countless times over. Here are some cases:

Reuse success case 1:

A manufacturing facility decided to expand and upgrade their water treatment system. They purchased about 50,000 lbs. of Activated Carbon to be used in the treatment system. The project was canceled by management before the material could be used. The plant manger needed to move the material off-site and was now faced with disposal costs. A reuse specialist was notified that the Activated Carbon inventory was available. The specialist received all the details on the carbon from the plant manager. Within hours the specialist identified a company that could use the particular carbon. A pick up was scheduled for a prompt pick up.

Reuse success case 2:

A major research facility was cleaning out a storage building and they discovered about 100 kg of various rare metals. These metals were purchased for research purposes years ago but no longer had any use to the facility. The facility manager contacted a reuse specialist. The specialist knew of a company that could put the rare metals to use. Information such as exact quantities and purities were given to the specialist and were confirmed acceptable to the receiving facility. The facility packaged the metals and they were shipped to the receiving company.

Reuse success case 3:

A personal care products manufacturer shipped a bulk quantity of millions of lbs. of product to a customer. Shortly after the product arrived it was discovered that the product was slightly off-spec as per the customer's specifications. A reuse specialist became aware of the situation and knew a company that might have interest in the particular material. Additional testing was done on the material and it was found the other company could use it.

Reuse Success Case 4:

A major university had conducted experiments that involved a large bulk quantity of a dielectric gas. The experiments were completed and the dielectric gas was no longer needed. A facility manger notified a reuse specialist that the gas was available. Within days arrangements were made with a company that specialized in the particular type of gas to remove and transport it to another facility that could put it to good use.

Reuse success case 5:

A regional petroleum products distributor was going out of business. Part of their inventory was approximately 300,000 lbs. of various unused lubricants and greases in their original packaging. A reuse specialist heard about the available inventory. He immediately knew of some other facilities that would have interest. One facility agreed to take everything and they promptly dispatched several trucks to transport the material to their facility.

While the materials, quantities and situation of each of the above cases were very different the end result was the same - each facility with the unneeded materials eliminated disposal costs and each receiving facility received a useable product.

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