AKD Waste Recycling

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AKD Waste Recycling

• Presented by Tom Holte/Stan Chivers
• Green Bay Packing, Inc.
• AKD Environmental Manager/Environmental
  Supervisor
• Green Bay Packaging, AKD
• 338 Hwy 113, Morrilton, AR

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AKD Background

• Pulp Mill Digests pine chips and washes fiber
  stock.
• OCC Plant Supplies paper machines with recycled
  fiber from OCC (Old Corrugated Containers).
• Powerhouse Supplies steam for mill operation.
• Paper Machines formation and drying of
  linerboard sheet.
• Shipping Ensures gt1,200 tons of linerboard
  arrive at customers door each day.

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Setting Waste Goals
Goal to reduce waste going to AKD landfill by 25
in 2014
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Types of Wastes at AKD

• Food Related Waste
• Hazardous Wastes
• Special Wastes
• Industrial Wastes - recycling
• Universal Petroleum Wastes - recycling

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Food Related Waste

• Grey trash bags collected in grey lugers
• Bagged trash sent to compactor
• Compacted waste sent to Morrilton Sanitary
  Landfill

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Hazardous Waste

• COD Lab vials

• Paint Waste

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Special Wastes

• Asbestos

• Ozone Depleting Substances

• Parts Washer Solvent

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Industrial Recycling

• Metal
• Cardboard
• Wood
• Concrete

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Additional Wastes Recycled

• Plastic and Aluminum

• Paper Cores

• Office Paper

• Plastic Tubing

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Industrial Waste and Special Opportunities

• gt1200 yd3 of lime mud sold during 2014 outage
• 80 yd3 refractory brick sold during 2014 outage
• Cooling Tower Rebuild.
• Approximately 340 yd3 plastic fill material to
  be sent to Green Source Recycling.

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Industrial Wastes Fiber Rejects Success

• Approximately 2,000 yd3 kept out of landfill over
  last 3 months.
• Demand exceeds supply

• Used as landfill cover
• Sold for solidification
• Used in 2ndary papermaking opportunities

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Industrial Wastes Boiler Ash Project

• Project years in the making patience is
  required
• To be used as a soil amendment
• Offer ash to employees
• Team up with hauler

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Universal Wastes

• Electronics
• Electronics - Goodwill Industries (win-win)
• Ballasts Sent to Veolia
• HIDs and Lamps LEI
• Mercury - rare
• Batteries Call 2 Recycle (free)

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Petroleum Wastes

• Used Oil

• Used oil is bought by an approved waste
  transporter/recycling company to be re-refined.
• Oil Filter Crusher

• Old Kerosene

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Recycling Challenges.

• Fibers and Felts

• Plastic Rejects

OCC has lots of stuff in it that becomes waste.

• Ragger
• Rope

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Cont..Recycling Challenges

• Annual Outage
• Getting waste in the right places
• Getting permitted to land apply holding pond
  fiber solids

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A Successful Waste Recycling Program needs.

• Communication
• Proper Labeling
• Management Support
• Innovation
• Employee Support

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Communication of Environmental Expectations

• Regular Meetings with Employees to discuss
  Environmental Matters in Mill
• Relevant Presentations

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Communication of Environmental Expectations

• Written Guidelines and Procedures
• Make information available to Employees via
  Intranet

• Incentives

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Container Labeling

• Color Coding Lugers

• Written Instructions and Pictograms on Lugers

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Managements Guidance and Support

• Innovative Thinking

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And most important are our AKD Employees and
Contractors
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Questions
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