2015 Iowa Recycling and Solid Waste Management Conference

1. Vermeer
“In Search of a Better Way”
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2. Vermeer Corporation
• Family owned and operated
since 1948
• Approximately 2600 employees
1.5 mm sq. ft. under roof on
320 acres
− 7 manufacturing plants
− 1-Parts Distribution Center
− Global Pavilion & Training Center
− Heath Services & Pharmacy
− On-site Eco-Center/Test Building
− Yellow Iron Academy
Pella, Iowa Campus – “The Vermeer Mile”
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8. The Vermeer 4P Philosophy
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9. Pollution
Prevention
Projects
Community
Outreach &
Education
Habitat
Conservation
Projects
Resource
Conservation
Projects
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12. MULTI-STAGE PARTS WASHERS
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13. BEFORE CONVERSION
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14. AFTER CONVERSION
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(+ Ion Exch.)
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10,000,000
20,000,000
30,000,000
40,000,000
Gallons
Rolling Annual Water Conservation
Total Water Usage Total Water Processed Series3
Water Conservation
Washer Conversion
 Reduced Water 35-45% Saved 13% a year

16. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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17. Dumpster Diving Events
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• Implemented site-wide recycling
• Eliminated countless trash cans and
dumpsters
• Reduced waste by 1100 tons/yr.
Lean & GREEN

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Red-Tag Reuse Program

19. Solvent Distillation / Reuse
Achieved Results:
Process and reuse 70,000
gallons of Flush Solvent per
year at a savings of $641,000
per year.
This material would otherwise
be hazardous waste.
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20. • ITEM Quantity Recycle Credits
• Steel 39,211 ton $3,451,077
• Paint Solvent (Flush Solvent) 60,720 gal $230,945
• Paper & Cardboard 476.5 ton $31,401
• Brass / Copper / Aluminum / Bronze 7.8 ton $16,881
• Used Oil 16,716 gal. $13,508
• Pallets 756.8 tons of mulch $8058
• Plastic 121 ton
• Appliances & Electronics 5.3 ton
• Rubber 24.34 ton
• Other (anti-freeze, batteries, ballasts, lamps, capacitors, oil filters,
• Disposal Fees Avoided (1,384 tons recycled) $778,632
What did Vermeer Recycle in 2014?
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21. Achieved Results:
•Currently 76% beneficial use for all
waste generated on campus (96%
including steel recycling)
•Saved $737,937 from waste
disposal fees and recycling credits
(2014)
Recycling & Waste Minimization
(Steel Recycling Excluded)
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1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
8,000,000
9,000,000
Total Lbs
Rolling 12-Month Waste Totals
Total Beneficial Use Total Non-Beneficial (Landfill) Steel Purchased (Activity Index)
Through July 2015:
Non BenUse 1343515 Lbs
Ben Use 3551021 Lbs

22. Provides an easy way to keep the food scraps & other
organics out of the landfill and turns them into a rich
compost for land applications
From the dirt it came
To the Dirt it shall Return

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WHAT CAN BE COMPOSTED?
Paper napkins
Paper Plates
Paper Towels
Kleenex
Vegetables and veggie peels
Coffee Bags, Filters
Coffee Grounds & Filters
Tea Bags
Scrap Foods
Fruit & fruit peels
Wood chips
Lint from behind refrigerator
Popcorn (un popped, “Old
Maids” also)
Greasy Pizza Boxes
Food Soiled Paper
Old spices
Pine needles
Wooden stir sticks
Wooden toothpicks
Soiled cardboard
Compostable dinnerware
Elmer’s glue
Pencil shavings
Paper bags
Receipt paper
Beverages
Egg Shells
Vacuum Cleaner Bag
Contents
Matches (paper or wood)
Flowers & house plants
Grass clippings
Gum
Leaves
Hair

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Current Locations

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26. Pulse Welding
-vs-
Conventional Welding
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36% reduction in
particulate
Less weld fumes in the
work environment
Lower energy costs

27. Particulate Emissions Capturing
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99% reduction in
particulate emissions

28. Electrostatic Paint Guns
Improved paint transfer
efficiency by 30%
Reduces paint usage and air
emissions
Improves ergonomics
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29. Zero HAP / Low VOC Paint
Vermeer has worked
closely with our paint
supplier to develop special
paint formulations that
contain zero HAPs and ultra
low VOCs
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AIR QUALITY
SUSTAINABILITY- vs - COMPLIANCE
46%
5%
57%
41%
4%
16%
10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
249 tpy 249 tpy <10 tpy <25 tpy < 31,000 gpy <200,000 gpy <10 MM lbs
VOC NOx Xylene Total HAP Gasoline Diesel Weld Wire
Percent of Permit Limit
Rolling 12-month Totals

31. Community Outreach:
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• School and Visitor Educational Tours
• Community Waste Collection Events
• Environmental Intern Program
• Environmental Enrichment Grants
• Community “Green Team” Committees

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Volunteer Disaster Clean-up
Minimizes Environmental Impact

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34. Future State and
Opportunities
• Iron Oxide Dust
• Fiber Glass
• Enhancing Food Waste
• Water
• Energy-Solar/Wind
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35. Vermeer Corporation reserves the right to make changes in engineering, design and specifications; add
improvements; or discontinue manufacturing at any time without notice or obligation.
VERMEER and the VERMEER LOGO are trademarks of Vermeer Manufacturing Company in the U.S. and other
countries.
© 2013 Vermeer Corporation
All Rights Reserved.
THOUGHTS
&
QUESTIONS ?
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