Company Name
Coyne Textile Services
Company description
Project description
Capital/installation cost
Annual cost savings
Payback period
Annual reduction in
chemical use
Reduction in air
Industrial laundry service
Discontinued acceptance of saturated laundry that was dripping, installed
extractor to remove liquids from laundry prior to washing
$60,000
Over $25,000
Less than 3 yrs
3,500 lb sulfuric acid; 1,200 lb ferric chloride; 15,000 lb potassium
hydroxide
Reduced solvent emissions
emissions
Additional benefits
Reduced water use by 2 million gallons per year, increased productivity
Company Name
Cranston Print Works
Company description
Project description
Prints on cotton and blended fabrics
Installed liquid carbon dioxide system for wastewater neutralization to
reduce the use of sulfuric acid
Capital/installation cost
Annual cost savings
Payback period
Annual reduction in
chemical use
$115,000
$80,000
1.5 yrs
2.66 million pounds of sulfuric acid
Additional benefits
Reduced risk of employee exposure, reduced training requirements,
improved operational control
Company Name
Poly-Plating
Company description
Project description
Production of nickel-plated parts
Installed filtration, recycling, and concentration system for waste
reclamation
Capital/installation cost
Annual cost savings
Payback period
Annual reduction in
$225,000
$107,000
25 mos
Reduced disposal costs by 91%
waste
Annual reduction in
chemical use
Reduced acid purchased by 96%
Additional benefits
Reduced water use and sewage fees by 98%; new company formed to
manufacture and sell waste purification equipment
Company Name
V. H. Blackinton
Company description
Project description
Payback period
Manufactures metallic uniform insignia (badges)
Eliminated the use of freon from drying system, replaced brazing furnaces
that used ammonia with ones that used hydrogen and nitrogen, and various
modifications to plating and wastewater treatment systems
3 yrs
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Toxic Chemicals
TABLE 12.1
Massachusetts Toxic Use Reduction Program Case Studies