Earth Day is again upon us, and FEECO International will be celebrating Earth Day as it does every year: the same way they do every day. Though the “official” Earth Day comes but once a year, at FEECO, every day is Earth Day.
Earth Day was established 42 years ago by Senator Gaylord Nelson, who wanted to set aside April 22 each year not only to honor and raise environmental awareness, but also to aid in the effort to put regulations on toxins going into the environment.
While FEECO manufactures equipment for a variety of industries, an area of expertise is in developing processes and manufacturing equipment that takes aggregated waste and process by-products and turns them into value-added products. FEECO has helped companies all over the world to divert process by-products and “waste” materials from landfills. “A lot of our waste to value customers have by-products that they had been throwing away, and eventually, the question arises, ‘can we do something of value with this?’” stated Ron Eichorn, FEECO Lab Engineer. “Things like sulfur stack emissions, fly ash, and steel sludge, can all be processed and either utilized accordingly, or recovered for valuable material that they may contain.” See more waste transformations here
In order to keep track of all this waste, FEECO recently introduced their waste counter: a running count on the number of tons of waste that FEECO has helped divert from landfills to date. “It’s one thing to say you’ve diverted a lot of waste from landfills, but it’s pretty staggering to see the actual numbers,” said Nick Reckinger, Process and Bioresource Sales Engineer at FEECO. The waste counter can be seen on the homepage of their website.
This past year, FEECO also received the title of “Green Professional” from the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council’s Green Masters Program. Recognition as a Green Professional is the second highest tier in the Green Masters Program. Candidates are judged on a comprehensive range of sustainability issues from energy and natural resource use to education outreach and purchasing.
It has been a “green” year for FEECO International, and we are proud to do our part in acting as a sustainable business, and helping to divert wastes from landfills, contributing to a better tomorrow. Happy Earth Day!
For more information on FEECO’s waste transformation capabilities, or for information on the FEECO lab, contact us today!