January 17, 2012
Industrial fan project cuts $30,000, but delivers more
Process efficiency, social responsibility among
West Coast Reduction's gains
With a three-part fan efficiency project, West Coast
Reduction Ltd. is now saving an impressive $30,000 a
year on its electricity bills.
The 50-year-old company recycles animal by-products from
the meat, poultry, and fish processing industries.
Cutting costs is a nice side benefit, say the folks who
worked on the project. But they're more keen about other
areas of value the project delivered.
Fans limit odours, keep neighbours happy
For environmental coordinator Paul Faber, the project
was a key part of West Coast's commitment to social
responsibility, because improved fan efficiency provides
improved control over odours generated from the
rendering process.
"We're located in a heavy industry zone, but a stone's
throw away we're looking at an apartment building in a
residential neighbourhood," he says of the company's
plant based in the Port of Vancouver. "Those neighbours
are right on our doorstep so we need to keep up with
available technologies and not only meet compliance, but
keep our neighbours happy."
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The Sustainability Report
A newsletter to provide information to our neighbours about our Operations and a way for us to hear
from you.
West Coast Reduction publishes the Sustainability Report
twice a year
(Spring and Fall).
Spring/Summer Issue 2 - May2012
The work we do at West Coast helps divert more than
250,000 tonnes of animal by products from landfills.
Recycling these left-overs reduces greenhouse gases. The
environmental benefits extend the economic benefit of
jobs and selling finishing products into the market. The
resulting social and community investment helps complete
the sustainability cycle—sometimes represented by the
three-legged stool of sustainability: environment,
economic and social.
It is important to acknowledge that sustainability
requires good communication with community residents,
especially when our operations are noticed in the
neighbourhood. We work hard to reduce odour from our
plant, and are pleased that the number of odour reports
continues to drop each year. Please contact us at any
time to let us know about an odour incident or to raise
any questions, or ask for a tour of our operations. Our
public information number is 604-255-9301. Your comments
and suggestions will help us shape the content of future
issues of The Sustainability Reporter.
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Fall\Winter Issue 2 - Jan2012
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