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Carrier Corporation
Year Submitted: 2003 |
Process: Bending Metal Tubes |
Industry: Metal Fabrication |
Wastes Reduced: Waste Oil |
Equipment: Precoated Steel |
Location: Tyler TX |
No. of employees: 1000 |
Contact: Jim McFarlane |
Phone: (903) 510-7476 |
Description:
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Environmental Benefits:
Going from a solvent based system to precoated steel eliminated paint waste, paint sludge, air emissions and wastewater. Precoated steel eliminate over 80 tons of soild hazardous waste that Carrier generated as well as 12,000 pounds of VOC emissions, an important factor since the Tyler area is a near non-attainment area for ozone.
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Details of Reductions
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