Environmental and Economic Savings
Solid Waste Reduction
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39,947 tons diverted from landfills since
January 2000
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$3.87 million in business savings since
January 2000
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New Product Development – pallet
flooring, lightweight aggregates
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Supporting regional infrastructure for
C&D waste recycling and Industrial organics composting
Energy
Efficiency & Green Lights Upgrades
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$875,000/year client savings
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14.4 million kWh/yr usage reduction
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3 million square feet energy survey
conducted in State Agencies
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15,948 tons of CO2 reduced annually
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38.2 tons of NOx reduced annually
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65.3 tons of Sox reduced annually
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Equivalent to the elimination of NOx emissions from
1,865 passenger cars
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Equivalent to the CO2 removed
by 4,350 acres
of forests
Water
Efficiency
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153 million gallons/year of water savings
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$980,000/yr of savings to businesses
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Drought Response in 2002 and 1999
ISO 14001 – Environmental Management Systems
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Blue Ridge Parkway, Warren Wilson College
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Implementation Workshops
Pollution
Prevention
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Town of Tryon – Helped reduce mercury in
wastewater
Clean
Vehicles
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Raising awareness of Alternative Fuel
Vehicles (AFV) with workshops and clean car fairs