1 / 23

AKD Waste Recycling

AKD Waste Recycling. Presented by Tom Holte/Stan Chivers Green Bay Packing, Inc. AKD Environmental Manager/Environmental Supervisor Green Bay Packaging, AKD 338 Hwy 113, Morrilton, AR. 1. AKD Background. Pulp Mill – Digests pine chips and washes fiber stock.

jolene-norton
Télécharger la présentation

AKD Waste Recycling

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. AKD Waste Recycling Presented by Tom Holte/Stan Chivers Green Bay Packing, Inc. AKD Environmental Manager/Environmental Supervisor Green Bay Packaging, AKD 338 Hwy 113, Morrilton, AR 1

  2. AKD Background • Pulp Mill – Digests pine chips and washes fiber stock. • OCC Plant – Supplies paper machines with recycled fiber from OCC (Old Corrugated Containers). • Powerhouse – Supplies steam for mill operation. • Paper Machines – formation and drying of linerboard sheet. • Shipping – Ensures >1,200 tons of linerboard arrive at customer’s door each day. 2

  3. Setting Waste Goals Goal to reduce waste going to AKD landfill by 25% in 2014 3

  4. Types of Wastes at AKD: • Food Related Waste • Hazardous Wastes • ‘Special’ Wastes • Industrial Wastes - recycling • Universal & Petroleum Wastes - recycling 4

  5. Food Related Waste • Grey trash bags collected in grey lugers • Bagged trash sent to compactor • Compacted waste sent to Morrilton Sanitary Landfill 5

  6. Hazardous Waste • COD Lab vials • Paint Waste 6

  7. ‘Special’ Wastes • Asbestos • Ozone Depleting Substances • Parts Washer Solvent 7

  8. Industrial Recycling • Metal • Cardboard • Wood • Concrete 8

  9. Additional Wastes Recycled • Plastic and Aluminum • Paper Cores • Office Paper • Plastic Tubing 9

  10. Industrial Waste and Special Opportunities – • >1200 yd3 of lime mud sold during 2014 outage • 80 yd3 refractory brick sold during 2014 outage • Cooling Tower Rebuild. Approximately 340 yd3 plastic fill material to be sent to Green Source Recycling. 10

  11. Industrial Wastes – Fiber Rejects Success • Approximately2,000 yd3 kept out of landfill over last 3 months. • Demand exceeds supply • Used as landfill cover • Sold for solidification • Used in 2ndary papermaking opportunities 11

  12. Industrial Wastes – Boiler Ash Project • Project years in the making – patience is required • To be used as a soil amendment • Offer ash to employees • Team up with hauler 12

  13. Universal Wastes • Electronics • Electronics - Goodwill Industries (win-win) • Ballasts – Sent to Veolia • HID’s and Lamps – LEI • Mercury - rare • Batteries – Call 2 Recycle (free) 13

  14. Petroleum Wastes • Used Oil • Used oil is bought by an approved waste transporter/recycling company to be re-refined. • Oil Filter Crusher • Old Kerosene 14

  15. Recycling Challenges…. • Fibers and Felts • Plastic Rejects OCC has lots of ‘stuff’ in it that becomes waste. • Ragger Rope 15

  16. Cont…..Recycling Challenges • Annual Outage • Getting waste in the right places • Getting permitted to land apply holding pond fiber solids 16

  17. A Successful Waste Recycling Program needs…. • Communication • Proper Labeling • Management Support • Innovation • Employee Support 17

  18. Communication of Environmental Expectations • Regular Meetings with Employees to discuss Environmental Matters in Mill • Relevant Presentations 18

  19. Communication of Environmental Expectations • Written Guidelines and Procedures • Make information available to Employees via Intranet • Incentives 19

  20. Container Labeling • Color Coding Lugers • Written Instructions and Pictograms on Lugers 20

  21. Management’s Guidance and Support • Innovative Thinking 21

  22. And most important are our AKD Employees and Contractors: 22

  23. Questions 23

More Related