Chemically Green
About Chemically Green
Hello, My name is Steve Mason, I am a chemist and company owner, and have been in the chemical business over 35 years. Our company, Waco Chemical & Supply Co., located in Dalton, Georgia, started our 30th year in August 2009.
The major contribution for a greener environment contributed by Waco Chemical has been the recycling of over 895,000 pounds of industrial chemicals and raw materials that would have been disposed of in an EPA approved chemical land burial facility. The end result for this recycling has been a greener and safer planet by land and water protection, a sustainable resource of chemical supply for Waco and a dramatic reduction in chemicals being buried in an approved disposal facility.
As a chemical company, Waco Chemical does not produce any hazardous waste and we completely recycle all our chemical residues for re-use and do not flush any chemical residues to the local Dalton sewer system.
Last year, Waco was exempted from effluent testing by Dalton Utilities due to “0″ effluent discharge from Waco chemical mixing processes into the Dalton Waste Water Treatment System. Also, this has meant an additional savings to our operations of over $3,000 per year.
I started the Chemically Green blog for several reasons: I care what kind of environment we will leave for our children and grandchildren and as a chemical company; we want to be green stewards of the environment in Dalton, the state of Georgia, the U.S.and the world. We would also like to point out different environmental views and bring to attention the fact that certain government policies pay out subsidies that should be researched thoroughly before these programs are started, so that taxpayers don’t end up paying billions of dollars for little results.
The Chemically Green blog will focus on current environmental issues that are affecting our lives, our pocketbooks and will take a hard look at biofuels, especially ethanol and biodiesel.
The green revolution is here and will on going for many years. So called “green chemicals” are being sold on a regular basis and while many would be classified green chemicals, others actually contain hazardous chemicals and cannot be considered green based on ingredients.
The Chemically Green product line must meet strict requirements to receive the CG logo and seal of approval for a green chemical. We will review some of these CG products. CG will review other chemical products and put out a warning message if a green product is not green. Green washing happens in the green chemical area just as it does in other green products.
Chemically Green welcomes and looks forward to your comments as we explore the world of being - “Chemically Green”, “Green Solutions for Today”, CG.
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stellare posted on April 18, 2008:
You need to fill out the about page to be taken seriously.
chemicallygreen.com posted on May 5, 2008:
@stekkare:
Thanks for the comment and the information has been added.
Doug Mizell posted on June 13, 2008:
Steve, I just read the blog. It was a very good piece! I droped in a comment to answer some of the immediate questions. But there is so much more to said. Did you get a chance to check out alternativenergydotcom.com yet? There’s some great stuff on that site about ENERGY.I am a featured member along with hundreds of very smart folks.
Thanks for all you are doing
all my best
doug
pawel d brzozowski posted on June 15, 2008:
Steve…thank you for educating our American public…too bad not many people know anything!!!…
Pawel B…i dropped some comments also
chemicallygreen.com posted on June 16, 2008:
@Doug Mizell: thanks again for your comments and all your help. Looking forward to our meeting on the 24th of June.
Thanks again.
chemicallygreen.com posted on June 16, 2008:
@Pawel d brzozowski: Thank you for your gracious comments. I hope we can get the message out to folks about corn ethanol is the wrong horse being rode for an alternative fuel source. Check out our latest draft about flooding of corn crops causing highest prices ever for corn. A lot of information people need to read and will be better informed after reading.
JOE posted on June 30, 2008:
ALL OF AMERICA NEEDS FREE PLANS ON HOW TO MAKE BACKYARD ETHANOL STILLS, THERE IS NO REASON TO PUMP OIL BUY OIL OR KILL FOR OIL, we dont need saudi arabia or anyone else !
WE CAN ALL MAKE OUR OWN. AND IT IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN THEY CANT SHUT DOWN AMERICA , WE WILL CUT THEM OFF FOR GOOD ! THANK GOD, THERE IS SOMTHING THAT WILL HAPPEN GOOD FROM THIS. WE WILL STOP BEING SO LAZY AND MAKE OUR OWN. THEY SCREWED UP THIS TIME.
chemicallygreen.com posted on July 15, 2008:
@Doug Mizell: Thanks Doug and appreciate the comments
chemicallygreen.com posted on July 15, 2008:
@Joe: thank you for your comments. There are plans on the internet for an individual to make their own ethanol. If you plan on making your own methanol and make certain amounts, their are government applications that you might have to fill out. Unfortunately, you are correct, it is time for America to get off their duffs and lets get this oil situation taken care of, once and for all. Our do nothing government has forgotten everything except wanting to control and take care of the lazy cry babys and tax us to death.
Stellare posted on July 16, 2008:
Very nice now, the About page of Chemically Green!
Quinten posted on September 21, 2008:
Steve, Found you re: Kudzu to alcohol conversion.
A still is in the works. Thanks
chemicallygreen.com posted on September 23, 2008:
@Quinten: Thanks for your comment
Dennis Boren posted on November 10, 2008:
Steve: I thought you might want to consider being a paid referral source since you must have a vast number of contacts from your years of experience. We provide products to keep motor oil and hydraulic fluid super-clean resulting in a vast reduction of oil changes and contaminated waste oil, which, of course, is an environmental nightmare. One gallon of oil will contaminate 1 Million gallons of fresh water. Our products are used all over the world in commercial applications. We need to increase this and educate consumers as well.
RemyC posted on December 30, 2008:
Have you written about the green chemistry of organic cosmetics yet? There’s a green chemistry dept at Yale now, and one of the things they are working on, is greening the beauty industry!
chemicallygreen.com posted on January 14, 2009:
@RemyC: Thanks for your comments. Chemically Green has not written about the green chemistry of organic cosmetics. A future post is being considered.
The big issue in cosmetics today is the use of the word “all natural”. There are companies being sued by activist groups for using the all natural label, but it appears the products are made from not natural products.
Big issue and the term all natural will have to be defined more clearly. You can have a natural raw material like palm oil, but is it all natural after you react the material to make it water soluble or you make an ester from the oil and the chemicals used in the esterification process are hazardous? You have an ester with an acid pH and you use Ammonia or Potassium Hydroxide(hazardous chemicals) to neutralize to pH 7.00.
Lot of terms being thrown around and green washing is prevalent in the cosmetic industry and chemical industry. Its all about the money. Sad, but true.
chemicallygreen.com posted on January 14, 2009:
@Dennis Boren: thanks for the comments.
eddie v garcia posted on February 5, 2009:
steve,
very interesting topic and product.
i got this info that led me to your site from a friend who is now a state representative in Florida.
This is an interesting and unique bean to get us on the bio diesel track.
here is a link to my agency in Miami that I hope we can chat and see if and how we can help you get the word out more and more.
http://www.themnetwork.com/VIDEO/INTRO.mov
Eddie V Garcia
305 571 1455
Abbie posted on July 3, 2009:
Thoughtful post and well written. Please write more on this if you have time.
Carole posted on July 5, 2009:
Hey, folks, have we forgotten about waste? Here is a great source of the latest info:
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2009/07/despite-pledge-exxonmobil-still-funding-climate-change-deniers
chemicallygreen.com posted on July 7, 2009:
@Carole: Thanks for your comments.
What are you trying to say about Exxon?
Please check out these links:
http://tw8.us/OA
http://tw8.us/NS
Christophe Neff posted on July 9, 2009:
Hallo Chemicallygreen
I have actually a master student working on Jatropha.
If you would like to answer to a questionary developed by the master student concerning Jatropha & biodieselproduction in the semi-arid subtropics of Africa than please send me an email.
My emailadresse can be on my professional homepage (http://www.ifgg.kit.edu/60_189.php).
thank you very much
cneffpaysages
Marcus posted on July 12, 2009:
I guess I agree with you but maybe if you explained it just a little more I could learn more. Thanks in advance.
chemicallygreen.com posted on July 20, 2009:
@Marcus: Thanks for making a comment. Please, I need to have more input to what you want me to answer. Thanks for agreeing with me, but exactly what information do you need so you can learn more. Please explain.
chemicallygreen.com posted on July 20, 2009:
@Christophe Neff; Thank you for the contact and your request. Please send the Jatropha question list via email to:
stevemason@chemicallygreen.com
I will be glad to fill out and send back to you.
Jeremiah Ridenour posted on November 30, 2009:
My company Wise Solutions makes green chemicals and is constantly looking for 2 things, applications for our technology that will replace toxic chemicals and deeper definitions of what is really green and certifiable for specific applications.
Wise uses an existing plant based technology called colloidal chemistry, until recently mostly used in soaps, and has adapted a new processing techniques and ingredients for applications into agricultural, food processing and bioremediation areas.
We have solutions for the most toxic inputs including insecticides, mold and mildew abatement, solvents, and degreasers. We feel we offer a disruptive technology as we can break the hydrocarbon chain at room temperature. Yes break the hydrocarbon chain and is still biodegradable. This technology has significant applications in petroleum spill clean up both in water and on land, reducing toxicity in agriculture inputs, and food processing. Please let me know of any applications. Lets clean it up! Its the only planet we have!
chemicallygreen.com posted on December 8, 2009:
@Jeremiah Ridenour: Thanks for your information and comments on green chemicals. I would be interested in evaluating your products. Also, would like to see tests results vs other products if u have the data. Again thanks and would like to hear from u.
Jeremiah Ridenour posted on December 8, 2009:
I received your message and appreciate your interest. WISE Solutions also wants to commend WACO Chemical on taking the lead as a chemical company in being environmentally responsible. As we have found being responsible also can be profitable and create a niche for your company in this time of growing concern about what we are leaving in our industrial wake for future generations to clean up.
We will send over information and direct you to our website http://www.wisesolutions.net which contains MSDS and technical data sheets along with customer recommendations and white papers.