Federal-Mogul desires to minimize production of solid waste, hazardous waste and oil waste,
and reduce disposal costs. Waste minimization is included as objectives and targets within the
ISO 14000 management programs.
P2 Application:
1. Centrifuge - $24,565. During the process of making the shells, the parts go through an
industrial washer. This system produces roughly 67,200 gallons of oily water waste a year. By adding a centrifuge before the washer, a minimum
of one-third the waste, or 22,400 gallons of oily wastewater, should be reduced a year. This should produce an annual savings of $24,565 or
greater.
2. Recycling Fiberglass Parts Pans - $215. The pans used to transport parts are made of fiberglass with a steel rim. Instead of sending the damaged pans to the landfill, they can be collected and recycled, reused, or repaired. This would divert approximately 3.3 tons from the landfill annually, and the company would see minimum annual savings of $215. Additional savings may be realized through the repair of damaged pans versus the purchase of new pans.
3. Increased Recycling Program - $1,070. Paper, cardboard, soda bottle and can recycle programs are already in place. With an expanded program and education,savings of $30 a year. To help expand the program and the companys involvement with the community, the local Boy Scouts have been asked to collect the cans and bottles and return them, providing approximately $1,040 a year to the troop.
4. New Parts Washers (3) - $6,000. Replacing three current parts washers with the same
number of Mantek washers will give a reduction of 1,980 gallons of hazardous waste annually.
The new washers will provide the company with $6,000 annual savings.
5. Reduce the Number of Parts Washers - $9,465. After evaluating the amount of use for
each washer, eight washers were recommended for elimination. The elimination of the
washers provides a reduction of 3,065 gallons of hazardous waste and savings of $9,465 annually.
6. Fewer Dust Hopper Pick-ups & New Waste Removal Company - $7,080. The savings from fewer pick-ups of the dust hoppers and switching to service provided by a local company will be $7,080 annually. There will be no reduction in waste or raw materials.
7. Reuse of Sillment Lab Scrap In-house - $16,000. With the reuse of the Sillment lab
scrap, 72 tons could be diverted from the landfill, as well as eliminating 72 tons of raw materials purchase. This would give an annual saving of $16,000 in raw material costs, tonnage fees and hauling fees.
8. Reuse/recycle Production Sillment Scrap - $1,800. Through the Iowa Waste Exchange,
60 tons of production-floor Sillment scrap waste could be diverted from the landfill annually if an
outlet is secured. Based solely on tonnage fees, more than $1,800 in savings could be achieved
annually, with the potential for greater savings.
9. Reuse of Scrap Terminals - $2,800. About
280,000 useable terminals are scrapped annually,
and could be salvaged at essentially no additional
costs. Salvaging the terminals will decrease landfill wastes and raw materials purchasing costs. This would be a savings of $2,800 a year.
10. Reusable Absorbent Mats for Non-oil
Applications - $960. Reusing absorbent mats
would divert approximately 38 drums of waste, at
approximately 50 pounds per drum, from the
landfill as well as conserve 38 drums of raw material. A savings of $960 annually will be realized by switching to the absorbent mat.
11. Reusable Absorbent Mats for Oil - $1,920. Reusing absorbent mats for oil would divert
approximately 86 drums of waste from the landfill, as well as conserve 86 drums of raw material. Savings of $1,920 will be realized annually by switching to the absorbent mat.
12. Disposable Shop Towels Replace Cloth Towels - $58,000. Currently, approximately
$99,900 is spent on cloth shop towels annually. These towels could be replaced by less
expensive paper disposable towels, which can be sent to BFC in Cedar Rapids and burned for
energy following use. Thus, there would be approximately 6 tons of towels diverted from the
landfill and 35,000 cloth shop towels saved annually. This could be an annual saving of
$58,000.
Details of Reductions
67,200.0 - Gallons of
wastewater
6,600.0 - Pounds of
fiberglass
2,000.0 - Pounds of
recyclables
1,980.0 - Gallons of
wastewater
3,065.0 - Gallons of
water use
120,000.0 - Pounds of
Sillment Lab Scrap
solid waste
Comments: Amount of waste salvaged is unknown.
1,596.0 - Gallons of
solid waste
12,000.0 - Pounds of
solid waste
Additional Information :
Federal-Mogul is a large organization with 130 manufacturing facilities in 24 countries and more
than $4 billion in annual sales. The Burlington facility is part of the Ignition Products branch of Federal-Mogul, and produces approximately 600,000 spark plugs a day for numerous types of
vehicles.
