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Environmentalandeconomicfollow: <br />90-99%ofhazardousmaterialsaretreatedon-sitewithalargepercentagerecycled;in1986 <br />thisamountedto1000tonsthatusedtobeshippedoff-sitefortreatmentanddisposal. <br />Approximatesavingsof$500,000/yearindisposalcosts. <br />Eliminationofozonedepletingchemicalsfromthecompany?sproductionprocess-price <br />ofa50-gallondrumoffreonhadjumpedfrom$50to$5,000.Eliminationofthisandother <br />hazardouswasteshassavedapproximately$340,000/year. <br />Reductionsinannualwaterusebetween1990&1996of24milliongallonsproduceda <br />savingsof$86,000/year. <br />Reductionofsolidwasteandincreasedrecyclingsavesapproximately$50,000/ <br />year;scrapreductionandcircuitboardrecyclingsavesapproximately$9600/yearin <br />manufacturing. <br />They?vephasedoutuseofmercurybatteriesinnewproductsandprovidedpackages <br />forpreviousgenerationproducts. <br />29 <br />Rejuvenationhttp://www.rejuvenation.com <br />Foundedin1978asanarchitecturalsalvageshop,Rejuvenationhasnowexpandedto <br />manufacturingperiodlightingandhardware.Thecompanyemploysapproximately200 <br />peopleandhasbeenanenvironmentalleaderintheconstructionandremodelingindustry, <br />encouragingreuseandrecyclingofmaterialsfromhousedemolition. <br />TheirclearcoatingsystemhasdecreasedVOCemissionsby75%. <br />Thecompanypaysemployeestowalk,carpool,bikeortakepublictransittoworkand <br />basedtheirdecisiontoremaininPortland,ratherthanmovingtothesuburbs,onreducing <br />employeecommuting.Aofbikesisavailabletostaffformeetings,errands,etc. <br />TheRejuvenationstoreinPortlandincludes5,000squarefeetofsalvagedbuildingmaterial. <br />Atakebackprogramminimizestheoftheirproducts. <br />GraphicScienceswww.graphicsciences.com <br />HeadquarteredinPortland,theyarealeadingmanufacturerofenvironmentallyfriendlyinks <br />andcoatingsfortheprintingindustry?inksusedoncorrugatedboxesandpaper <br />andplasticbags. <br />EnvironmentalIn1997theyinstalledacoolingtowertotheirpigmentgrinding <br />process.Thisallowsmostofthecoolingwatertobereused,cuttingwateruseby80%. <br />EconomicTheinstallationpaidforitselfinamatterofmonths,using2,500,000 <br />lessgallonsofwaterayearforasavingsofabout$12,000annually. <br />30 <br />Boeing <br />BoeingCommercialAirplaneGroupreducedair-compressorenergyuseby50percentatits <br />three-buildingcampusinPortland,Oregon. <br />A$180,000upgradecutenergyusefrom4.5millionkWhdowntojust2.2millionkWh, <br />saving$92,000ayear,atwo-yearpayback. <br />Inadditiontotheseenergysavings,thecompanysaves$9,500inequipmentdepreciationand <br />$8,500onmaintenance,parts,andlaboreachyear. <br />Thelocalutilityprovideda$40,000incentive. <br /> <br />