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.
