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gasses,implementingstepstoreducethem, <br />andthensellingtheir?surplus?emission <br />capacityontheChicagoClimateExchangeor <br />othermeansandgeneratinga <br />Thedriverscometolifebyexamining <br />examplesofthecompanieshave <br />TheSBITaskForcebelieveslocalbusinesses <br />foundthroughsustainablepractices,products <br />willbyunderstandingthesedrivers <br />andservices.Additionalexamplescanbe <br />andbycomplementingtheirexistingactivities <br />foundintheappendixofthisreport. <br />orshiftingtheiremphasistosustainability <br />measures. <br />Lamb?sThriftwayinthePortlandareanowsavesover1.3millionkWhof electricityannually, <br /> worthabout$65,000peryear,throughacomprehensivepackageofrenovationsmadetotheir <br /> facilitythatwasconstructedin1981.Thiswasdoneatthesametimetheywereexpandingtheir <br />spacebyabout80percent.Thecompanyupgradeditsrefrigerationsystems,storelighting, <br /> heatingandairconditioningcontrolsystems.Theannualenergysavingsareequaltowhat <br /> Lamb?snetincomeincreasewouldbeiftheyboostedtheirgrocerysalesby$8.7millionayear. <br /> Thesestepsalsosubstantiallyreducedtheirgreenhousegasemissions. <br />EvaniteFiberCorporation,whichhasthreemanufacturingfacilitiesatitsCorvalliscampus: <br /> hardboard(woodinteriorpanels),glassandbatteryseparatormaterial.Facedwithanair <br /> compressorsystemthatwasnotperformingwell,Evaniteandrepairedleaksinthe <br /> compressorsystem.Thesestepssavedthe$36,000ayearinelectricbills,plusanavoided <br /> capitalcostof$27,000toreplacethecompressorsystem. Estimatedresourcesavingsare900,000 <br /> kWhinenergyannuallywithassociatedreductionsingreenhousegasemissions.Whenthe <br /> companyclosedoneofitsplants,apurchasingagentchosetolist34itemsneedingremovalas <br /> ?available?materialsintheIndustrialMaterialsExchange(IMEX).Withintwomonths,Evanite <br /> hadfoundusersrangingfromPortlandtoNewJerseyfor12ofthelistings,includingvarioustypes <br /> ofplasticsandorganicchemicals.Thecompanysavedatleast$3,500inavoideddisposalcosts. <br /> Themarketvalueofmaterialsre-usedwasover$11,500. <br />LegacyHealthSysteminPortlandhasundergoneavarietyofchangestoincreasetheirresource <br />andsavemoney.Inadditiontoalltheactivitiesdescribedbelow,theyrecycle <br /> cardboard,paper,glassbottles,metalcans,andseveralresinsofplastics.Legacyhas: <br /> > Replaceddisposablefoammattresseswithreusables. <br /> ? FinancialSavings:$81,527/year. <br /> ? ResourceSavings:16,350poundsofwasteperyear. <br /> > Eliminatedrarelyuseditemsfromcustompacksofsurgicalsupplies. <br /> ? FinancialSavings:morethan$30,000/year. <br /> ? ResourceSavings:11,000pounds/year. <br /> > Consolidatedduplicativeadmittingkitsformaternitypatients. <br /> ? FinancialSavings:morethan$3,500/year. <br /> ? ResourceSavings:2,700pounds/year. <br /> <br />