Clean Utah - 2007 Annual Reports: Environmental Benefits Realized

2007 Annual Reports: Environmental Benefits Realized

Recycled 4,988.7 tons of material
Reduced total energy usage by 7,583.23 MMBTU
Saved 648,000 gallons of water
Saved 6,448,957 cf of natural gas
Reduced trips and prevented the following from entering the environment:
- 202 tons of hydrocarbons
- 1505 tons of carbon monoxide
- 100 tons of nitrogen
- 29,957 tons of carbon dioxide

Autoliv Ogden Technical Center

Goal: Replace metal halide lights in the warehouse section of the facility with energy-saving fluorescent lighting.

**Accomplishment**
Year	KwH Used
2006	6,586,476
2007	6,538,731

Goal: Remove the existing lawn from a specific area and replace it with native/xeric landscaping to conserve water.

Accomplishment: Lawn was removed from an area of approximately 1,625 sq ft. The watering system was changed and then the area was re-landscaped. As the plants become established, little or no supplemental water will be needed.

Autoliv 2007 Annual Report

Firestone Building Products Goals

Goal: Reduce use of hazardous chemicals used in manufacturing process.

Accomplishment: While production increased by 15.5% over the previous year, consumption of hazardous chemicals increased by only 5.5%. This was accomplished through improved process controls and continuing training of equipment operators.

Goal: Reduce amount of dust generated per unit of production.

Accomplishment: The facility continues to alternative disposal options for the dust brick generated during the manufacturing process. (The bricks are currently landfilled.) A possible source had been found as of the filing of this report and, if test results are positive, recycling will begin.

Additional Accomplishment Reported: Implemented a comprehensive recycling program and was able to recycle 36.7 tons of cardboard, wooden pallets, scrap metal and packaging products.

Firestone 2007 Annual Report

Hexcel

Goal: Reduce plant wide steam consumptions

Accomplishment: Saved 648,000 gallons of water and 6,448,957 cf of natural gas

Goal: Implement “use-as-is” methylene chlorine recycling.

**Accomplishment**
Actual 2006	Actual 2007
147,000 lbs	118,785 lbs

The chemical was reused and not sent for incineration, as had previously been done. The environment benefited and company saved on disposal and other costs.

Goal: Continue plant-wide recycling program

**Accomplishment**
Recycled 2006	Recycled 2007
3.85 million lbs	5 million lbs

Hexcel 2007 Annual Report

La-Z-Boy Goals

Goal: Reduce solid waste going to the local landfill, measured in pounds per equivalent piece of furniture produced.

Accomplishment:

**Measurement (in tons):**
Year	Weight to Landfill	Recycled Weight	Total Weight	Percent Weight Recycled
2007	334	2,452	2,787	88%
2006	560	2,471	3,031	81.5%
2005	613	2,435	3,048	79.9%
2004	787	2,455	3,242	75.7%

Goal: Enhance facility’s energy efficiency and, subsequently, reduce air emissions.

Accomplishment: Total energy use for the plan was reduced by 6,054 MMBTU or 12.6% when compared to the previous year.

Year	Gas Used (MMBTU)	Electric Use (KWH)	Electric Use (MMBTU)	Total Energy Use (MMBTU)
2007	15,002	7,898,400	26,957	41,959
2006	15,521	9,520,200	32,492	48,013
2005	18,043	9,480,600	32,357	50,400
2004	22,071	9,363,600	31,958	54,029

La-Z-Boy 2007 Annual Report

Utah Transit Authority

Goal: Expand the vanpool program by seven to 15%.

**Accomplishment**
Baseline Measure (2006)	Actual (2007)
405 vans	471 vans

It is estimated that the increase displaced an additional 594 single passenger vehicles by the end of 2007. In addition, an estimated 65,408,321 single passenger miles were not taken in 2007. Based on EPA’s average annual emissions and fuel consumption for passenger cars and the single passenger miles not taken, the following table lists the total annual pollution not emitted and fuel not consumed:

Component	Emission Rate and Fuel Consumption	Total Annual Pollution not Emitted and Fuel not Consumed
Hydrocarbons	2.80 grams/mile	202 tons
Carbon Monoxide	20.9 grams/mile	1505 tons
Oxides of Nitrogen	1.39 grams/mile	100 tons
Carbon Dioxide	0.916 lbs/mile	29,957 tons
Gasoline	0/0456 gal/mile	2,982,619 gallons

Goal: Implement energy savings program and reduce electrical usage along the North-South TRAX Park ‘n’ Ride lots by five percent.

Accomplishment:

Measurement	Pre Program Energy Use (Mar-Nov, 2006)	Actual (Mar-Nov 2007)
Kilowatt-hour	925,071	819,848

UTA 2007 Annual Report

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