Environmentally Preferable Purchasing.ppt

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Jennifer R. Dolin, LEED? AP Environmental Marketing Manager OSRAM SYLVANIA As presented by Tim Haley, Commercial Engineer OSRAM SYLVANIA November 7, 2005 Environmental Sustainability Minding our Ps and Qs Processes ISO 14001 environmental certifications for all of our US and Canadian manufacturing facilities We promote recycling at every phase of product life Products More TCLP passing product types than any other lighting manufacturer Use of recycled mercury in all fluorescent and HID lamps Lead-free glass tubes in fluorescent lamp and lead-free solder in many lamp types Lower mercury content in OCTRON 800 series (3.5 mg) and PENTRON (2.5 mg) lamps by 40-50% Longer life planned for OCTRON 800 series Packaging We use organic soy-based inks on all packaging Reduction of plastic packaging for DULUX EL compact fluorescent lamps by 40% Performance Lamp performance is maintained while reducing environmental impacts Quality OSI is committed to quality and performance in all of our products and services Quantification We can help business and consumers quantify energy, environmental and financial savings Mercury in lamps Important factors in lamp selection: Lumens (light output) Watts System configuration Life Cost Too little mercury leads to early replacement More overall mercury use Excess replacement costs Lighting is like an employee… it goes unnoticed until it stops performing! What is “low mercury?” No Industry or Legislative definition of “low mercury” Reduction of over 87% in 4’ T8 lamps There is a limit to low mercury without performance issues How much mercury? 6 mg = .000214 ounces 3.5 mg = .000125 ounces 30,000 lamps at 6 mg = less than ? ounce Hg One thermometer = .5g – 1g of Hg 40% of total man-made mercury emissions come from power plants burning fossil fuels Reduce power plant emissions by lowering energy consumption Wattage (system – lamp and ballast) is key Comparison chart Comparison char