2. Current Practices
“Run, Run, and Run some
more!”
Main aspects of industrial
business includes
Sustain fast paced production
Sustain supply above
demand
Limit spending
Cut costs at any expense
Include damages and fees
into expenses
Production in the form of
electricity and fossil fuels
3. Current Practices
Environmental Damages
90% of industries use freshwater
drainage to carry waste from
facilities.
Drains have potential of leaking
into major water bodies as runoff.
Direct output of American
industrial energy use = 31.44%
Estimated 51% by year 2040
Industrial Waste Produced
30.9% Containers and Packaging
24.5% Nondurable goods
17.9% Durable goods
4. History of Mass Producing
Produced
1. Paper and Packaging
2. Food Industry
3. Gas and Oil
4. Residential Goods
Manufacturing
5. Municipal business
buildings
6. Metal Fabrication
1. Climate Change
2. Alterations to major
ecosystem functions.
3. Decline of energy
conservation
4. Environmental
degradation
5. Water and Air Pollution
6. Resource Depletion
Environmental Payout
5. Costs of Production
Cost
Average annual waste permit fee
per material = $1,015.00
Average American Waste Permit
Application per material released
= $385.00
Average monthly costs of
transportation and removal =
$1,100.00
Average energy as a percentage
of total production costs = 44%
Average yearly misc. supply costs
= $780,000.00
Overall average 24 hour
production costs = $1.2 million
6. EYE OPENER!
Recycled renewable goods harvested during landfill mining project.
Projected Payout = $7,200.00
Equals 50% of Average Yearly Waste Costs
Who received…Landfill, not industrial facility
7. How can missed
opportunities be avoided?
GO GREEN!
Our overall purpose for our position is
to sustain production and profitability.
So why wouldn’t we commit to
methods of production that have a
larger payout in the long run?
Growing incomes stem from
continuous improvement
Common thought: “Going green is
over-rated and not an improvement.”
8. Remember this?
If the facility would have paid a one time fee of $2,000.00 for an
industrial bailer and recycled renewable goods form
nonrenewable…this $7,200.00 would have been theirs.
9. Who is Involved
The average person might believe that the
worldwide push to “go green” is coming solely
from politicians and concerned citizens. In fact,
this is not the case! In recent years, many big-
name companies have realized their way
towards more sustainable and eco-friendly
industrial practices.
What once started as a push, has become a
willing practice many companies are reaping
large benefits from.
10. Who is Involved?
Busch now saves 21
million pounds of metal
per year by trimming an
eighth of an inch off the
diameter of its beer cans.
In 2013 Busch reduced
costs of fabricating cans
by saving an estimated
$800,000.00
Best news…No beer is
lost.
11. Who is Involved?
Pratt & Whitney used to scrap
90 percent of its ingots in the
process of manufacturing jet
engine blades.
The supplier simply cast the
ingots into ready-made blade-
like shapes
Lowered the amount of wasted
ingots and factory emissions.
Company savings = $600
thousand from removal and
emission fees
12. Task-Sharing
Getting into this “Green” movement
is nearly impossible without support.
Many opportunities that can be
shared.
If leaders knew how much hidden
money they were missing out on
they would be more than willing to
help the environment as they help
themselves.
13. Overall Goal
An open discussion forum with
participants from the industrial world
discussing:
What works, what doesn’t
Incentives and projects not well known
Stories of success and comparisons
How the environment has been
affected
How much they have saved and what
their next steps include
14. Task Sharing
Idealists should not be hesitant to
respond and reach out to industries
that do not manufacture the same
materials.
Discussing methods that are
“greener” and “cheaper” sparks
interests in the minds of others.
Always keep in mind the
environment while discussing
methods of inexpensive production.
The cheaper way is not always
the healthiest way.
15. Small Practices = Large Outcomes
Solutions require an increasingly greater
gathering of skills
Some very large companies may be able to
tackle these problems alone
But as for smaller facilities, hiring someone to
do our “green” thinking for us is not in the
budget.
Task-sharing consists of a limited number of
partners sharing expertise and working towards
a precise objective.