Industry: Automotive Services
8 businesses doing it
We reduce the impact of the oil that your car has used by taking the oil to recyclers for later use, so that new oil won't have to be mined and refined to replace it.
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Industry: All
7 businesses doing it
To ensure that we are not releasing toxic chemicals into our communities water source, we take steps to ensure that toxic substances aren't leaking from our shop into drains or sewers.
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Industry: Automotive Services
5 businesses doing it
To reduce the amount of waste going to landfills and recycle the steel in your filters, we crush and recycle your oil filter, so that the steel can be re-used to make things like buildings and bridges, and preventing the need mine and process an equivalent amount of steel.
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We have saved money and helped the environment by conducting a Pollution Prevention Assessment by TGIF Body Shop, Inc.
Why is this good for your business?
Implementing P2 may help reduce operating expenses, and may reduce your permit fees and requirements from local enforcement agencies.
P2 can involve simple strategies that are easy to do, but significantly reduce amounts or toxicity of waste and
emissions. Many P2 methods cost little or nothing to put into practice. For example:
• Improve inventory control
º Reduce amount of products in storage,
º Use first-in, first-out for paint and materials,
º Inventory storage areas regularly,
• Keep containers closed and inspect for leaks,
• Use good housekeeping practices.
The economic benefit of implementing these measures can be significant, because of their low cost.
Why is this good for the environment?
Reduces pollution or emissions, Reduces toxicity to environment
Find out more about a P2 assessment at http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PollutionPrevention/ABP/upload/TD_FS_ABP2checklist.pdf.
What is a Pollution Prevention (P2) Assessment ?
- A P2 Assessment is an on-site survey of a company's operations to identify and evaluate opportunities to reduce wastes and pollution.
- Companies can use P2 Assessments to identify ways to reduce costs associated with waste generation and disposal. OCAPP's P2 Assessments will challenge your company to optimize the use of resources, minimize non-product related losses, and increase productivity. You can start a P2 assessment by visiting this site.