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<< Subj: Fwd: Delphi Operations Find Innovative Ways to Recycle
Materials
Date: 4/21/99 8:46:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time
From: gfriend@eco-ops.com (Gil Friend)
>From: AOLNews@aol.com
>Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 12:59:54 EDT
>
>TROY, Mich., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Delphi Automotive Systems (NYSE: DPH)
>features many innovative recycling and clean programs at its 168
>manufacturing operations worldwide.
>
>Highlights include the following:
>
> Plastic scrap now used for packaging. Delphi engineers in Saginaw, Mich.,
>lend their recycling expertise to area customers, plants, hospitals and
>suppliers by receiving and recycling almost 1,200 tons of packaging plastics
>a year. This material waste, formerly targeted for landfills, is collected
>and separated by type using minority suppliers or centers for the physically
>challenged. This plastic material is ground and reused in molding new
>packaging.
>
>"Everyone wins through this program," said Sam Izzat, Delphi senior
>environmental engineer and program coordinator. "Through cooperative
>recycling efforts, the hospitals eliminate their plastic waste materials at
>virtually no cost, the community gets new jobs, and Delphi gets low-cost
>packaging material."
>
>Chrome recovery cuts hazardous waste. Delphi's Kettering, Ohio, plant has
>found a way to retain the sealing, wear and corrosion-resistance benefits of
>chrome-plating the rods of its shock absorbers and struts while greatly
>reducing the associated hazardous waste.
>
>Traditionally, a high percentage of chrome used in the plating process
>requires treatment and disposal. Recently, engineers at Kettering installed
>a system that recovers and reuses much of the chrome that was going down the
>drain.
>
>The system features an ion exchange unit containing an electrically charged
>cation resin that is specifically formulated for use with chromic acid. The
>impurities in the water attach themselves to the resin, while the chrome
>passes through the unit to be reused. The impurities are flushed out as
>waste.
>
>The process captures more than 70 percent of the chrome that once went to a
>waste treatment plant. The Kettering plant has cut its yearly chromic acid
>purchases from 350,000 pounds to 150,000 pounds.
>
>Recycling in Support of OEM Customers. Since mid-1997, Delphi's Lockport,
>N.Y., facility, has recycled 500 tons of plastic materials ordinarily
>disposed in landfills. In addition to saving at least $50,000 in disposal
>fees annually, the site expects to generate a similar amount in revenue,
>selling the scrap plastic to a local firm.
>
>More significantly, much of the recycled plastic is manufactured into
>packaging materials that support various vehicle manufacturing programs in
>Europe.
>
>Selling of recycled materials. Two Delphi plants in Flint, Mich. (Flint
East
>& West) recycle more than 80 different by-products and scrap materials,
>including ceramics, plastics, paper, cardboard, steel, precious metals,
>solvents and oils. Delphi resells the recycled material for about $3.3
>million yearly.
>
>CLEAN PROGRAMS
>
>Highlights of Delphi's efforts to keep its facilities environmentally safe
>include:
>
> Hazardous waste reduction in Mississippi. Over the past 10 years, Delphi's
>Brookhaven, Miss., plant has reduced its hazardous waste generation from
>13,000 pounds to 1,900 pounds. During this period, the plant has replaced
>many of its hazardous waste solvents with non-hazardous solvents, latex
>paints, and water-based, non-hazardous cleaners.
>
>Delphi's Mexico Operations Earn Prestigious Clean Enterprise Awards
>
>Last year, Mexico's federal environmental agency officially recognized 19
>Delphi operations in the state of Chihuahua for environmental leadership and
>presented the facilities with the "Empresa Limpia" (Clean Enterprise) Award.
>
>The award represents recognition from the highest environmental authority in
>Mexico, certifying these plants are in compliance with all Mexican laws and
>regulations related to the environment. In total, 41 Delphi operations in
>Mexico have achieved this recognition.
>
>DELPHI'S STEERING OPERATIONS -- RECYCLING BY THE NUMBERS
>
>Delphi's steering operations have recycled almost 19,000 tons of waste
>materials that have avoided area landfills. Specific materials recycled
>include:
>
>* More than 700 tons of corrugated cardboard
>
>* 300 tons of mixed office papers
>
>* 200 tons of wood
>
>* 200 tons of plastic and metal drums (100 percent reuse)
>
>* 96 tons of lead-acid batteries
>
>* 1,592 tons of phosphating process waste which is now used at municipal
>
>waste treatment facilities
>
>* 8,700 tons of fly ash which is now used as a natural resource
>
>substitute in cement manufacturing
>
>* 90 tons of shot blast metals
>
>* And 5,800 tons of lead, steel and aluminum chips, now used as metal
>
>sources for foundry manufacturing of automotive parts
>
> Delphi Automotive Systems, with headquarters in Troy, Mich., USA, is a
world
>leader in automotive component and systems technology. Delphi's three
>business sectors -- Dynamics & Propulsion; Safety, Thermal & Electrical
>Architecture; and Electronics & Mobile Communications -- provide
>comprehensive product solutions to complex customer needs. Delphi has more
>than 193,000 employees and operates 168 wholly owned manufacturing sites, 40
>joint ventures and 27 technical centers in 36 countries. Regional
>headquarters are located in Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo. Delphi can be found
>on the Internet at http://www.delphiauto.com.
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To: tal1@ci.berkeley.ca.us, GaryLiss@aol.com
From: Gil Friend <gfriend@eco-ops.com>
Subject: Fwd: Delphi Operations Find Innovative Ways to Recycle Materials
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>
>From: AOLNews@aol.com
>Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 12:59:54 EDT
>Subject: Delphi Operations Find Innovative Ways to Recycle Materials
>
>Delphi Operations Find Innovative Ways to Recycle Materials
>
>TROY, Mich., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Delphi Automotive Systems (NYSE: DPH)
>features many innovative recycling and clean programs at its 168
>manufacturing operations worldwide.
>
>Highlights include the following:
>
> Plastic scrap now used for packaging. Delphi engineers in Saginaw, Mich.,
>lend their recycling expertise to area customers, plants, hospitals and
>suppliers by receiving and recycling almost 1,200 tons of packaging plastics
>a year. This material waste, formerly targeted for landfills, is collected
>and separated by type using minority suppliers or centers for the physically
>challenged. This plastic material is ground and reused in molding new
>packaging.
>
>"Everyone wins through this program," said Sam Izzat, Delphi senior
>environmental engineer and program coordinator. "Through cooperative
>recycling efforts, the hospitals eliminate their plastic waste materials at
>virtually no cost, the community gets new jobs, and Delphi gets low-cost
>packaging material."
>
>Chrome recovery cuts hazardous waste. Delphi's Kettering, Ohio, plant has
>found a way to retain the sealing, wear and corrosion-resistance benefits of
>chrome-plating the rods of its shock absorbers and struts while greatly
>reducing the associated hazardous waste.
>
>Traditionally, a high percentage of chrome used in the plating process
>requires treatment and disposal. Recently, engineers at Kettering installed
>a system that recovers and reuses much of the chrome that was going down the
>drain.
>
>The system features an ion exchange unit containing an electrically charged
>cation resin that is specifically formulated for use with chromic acid. The
>impurities in the water attach themselves to the resin, while the chrome
>passes through the unit to be reused. The impurities are flushed out as
>waste.
>
>The process captures more than 70 percent of the chrome that once went to a
>waste treatment plant. The Kettering plant has cut its yearly chromic acid
>purchases from 350,000 pounds to 150,000 pounds.
>
>Recycling in Support of OEM Customers. Since mid-1997, Delphi's Lockport,
>N.Y., facility, has recycled 500 tons of plastic materials ordinarily
>disposed in landfills. In addition to saving at least $50,000 in disposal
>fees annually, the site expects to generate a similar amount in revenue,
>selling the scrap plastic to a local firm.
>
>More significantly, much of the recycled plastic is manufactured into
>packaging materials that support various vehicle manufacturing programs in
>Europe.
>
>Selling of recycled materials. Two Delphi plants in Flint, Mich. (Flint East
>& West) recycle more than 80 different by-products and scrap materials,
>including ceramics, plastics, paper, cardboard, steel, precious metals,
>solvents and oils. Delphi resells the recycled material for about $3.3
>million yearly.
>
>CLEAN PROGRAMS
>
>Highlights of Delphi's efforts to keep its facilities environmentally safe
>include:
>
> Hazardous waste reduction in Mississippi. Over the past 10 years, Delphi's
>Brookhaven, Miss., plant has reduced its hazardous waste generation from
>13,000 pounds to 1,900 pounds. During this period, the plant has replaced
>many of its hazardous waste solvents with non-hazardous solvents, latex
>paints, and water-based, non-hazardous cleaners.
>
>Delphi's Mexico Operations Earn Prestigious Clean Enterprise Awards
>
>Last year, Mexico's federal environmental agency officially recognized 19
>Delphi operations in the state of Chihuahua for environmental leadership and
>presented the facilities with the "Empresa Limpia" (Clean Enterprise) Award.
>
>The award represents recognition from the highest environmental authority in
>Mexico, certifying these plants are in compliance with all Mexican laws and
>regulations related to the environment. In total, 41 Delphi operations in
>Mexico have achieved this recognition.
>
>DELPHI'S STEERING OPERATIONS -- RECYCLING BY THE NUMBERS
>
>Delphi's steering operations have recycled almost 19,000 tons of waste
>materials that have avoided area landfills. Specific materials recycled
>include:
>
>* More than 700 tons of corrugated cardboard
>
>* 300 tons of mixed office papers
>
>* 200 tons of wood
>
>* 200 tons of plastic and metal drums (100 percent reuse)
>
>* 96 tons of lead-acid batteries
>
>* 1,592 tons of phosphating process waste which is now used at municipal
>
>waste treatment facilities
>
>* 8,700 tons of fly ash which is now used as a natural resource
>
>substitute in cement manufacturing
>
>* 90 tons of shot blast metals
>
>* And 5,800 tons of lead, steel and aluminum chips, now used as metal
>
>sources for foundry manufacturing of automotive parts
>
> Delphi Automotive Systems, with headquarters in Troy, Mich., USA, is a world
>leader in automotive component and systems technology. Delphi's three
>business sectors -- Dynamics & Propulsion; Safety, Thermal & Electrical
>Architecture; and Electronics & Mobile Communications -- provide
>comprehensive product solutions to complex customer needs. Delphi has more
>than 193,000 employees and operates 168 wholly owned manufacturing sites, 40
>joint ventures and 27 technical centers in 36 countries. Regional
>headquarters are located in Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo. Delphi can be found
>on the Internet at http://www.delphiauto.com.
>
>SOURCE Delphi Automotive Systems
>
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>
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48 Shattuck Square #103 Email: gfriend@eco-ops.com
Berkeley CA 94704 http://www.eco-ops.com/eco-ops
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Helping companies and communities prosper
by embedding the laws of nature at the heart of enterprise
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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"New Bottom Line" archives http://www.eco-ops.com/eco-ops/nbl
Free NBL subscription details - email to nbl-info@eco-ops.com
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