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• The Langley Times • Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Recycle Your Drywall! We've recycled more than 4 million tonnes of gypsum since 1986
We recycle your drywall • Helping the environment Drop off at our New Westminster site directly, or at your local Transfer Station. BIN SERVICE AVAILABLE!
New Westminster
Langley Transfer
38 Vulcan Street 604-534-9925
1070 - 272 Street 604-856-3225
Mon-Fri: 7am - 7pm Sat: 8am - 5pm Closed Sundays & Holidays
www.nwgypsum.com
Mon-Sat: 8am - 5pm Sun: 10am - 5pm Closed Holidays
Use Earth Day to learn more about the simple things we all can do to help keep our environment clean, healthy and safe Keep it simple: Use water wisely Conserve energy Make greener shopping choices Reduce waste Always recycle Visit www.ec.gc.ca for more Earth Day information. For kids too!
Mark Warawa,
MP Langley
Constituency office: 604-534-5955 www.markwarawa.com email: mark.warawa@parl.gc.ca Follow Mark on Facebook and Twitter
GoingGREEN GREEN
Local company now world leader in gypsum recycling
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ounded in 1985 by Tony and Gwen McCamley, and now with recycling plants in Canada, Europe and the United States, New West Gypsum Recycling (NWGR) of Vancouver, British Columbia is the world leader in the recycling of gypsum waste and drywall/plasterboard products. Since their inception, they have recycled more than 4 million tonnes of wet and dry gypsum wallboard waste from new building construction and renovation sites, as well as from drywall manufacturers, wholesalers and applicators. They are known as an acknowledged expert in the efficient and economic processing of these waste products, and our patented technology, proprietary processing systems and consulting services for recycling gypsum waste are applicable around the world.
Environmental Concerns Gypsum is a naturally occurring, inexpensive ore that has been mined around the world for thousands of years. Its principal use is in the manufacture of drywall or wallboard. Over the past sixty years, gypsum wallboard has emerged to become the most widely used construction material for interior walls in homes and offices. The environmental issues around gypsum focus on the traditional disposal of gypsum waste in landfills, the mining and transportation process, and the production of synthetic gypsum as a byproduct of the use of “scrubbers” in fossil-fuel-based power plants.
Landfills
Certificate of Environmental Acheivement Great Canadian Oil Change avoided 55 metric tonnes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2e) through closed-loop recycling program for used oil from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 Based on EPA Calculator (CO2e), this is equivalent to any one of the following: • 10,373 therms of natural gas • 23,430 litres of gasoline consumed • Carbon sequestered by 1,426 trees grown for 10 years in an urban environment • 2,247 propane cylinders used for home barbecues • 127 barrels of oil consumed • Emissions avoided by recycling 19 tons of waste instead of sending it to the landfill
Thank you for choosing Great Canadian Oil Change. Together we’re making a greener environment. #1-9497 201 St. Langley (Walnut Grove)
604-888-9000
Located next to Sud City Car Wash
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“We’ve recycled more than 4 million tonnes of gypsum since 1986”
Landfills pose a health and cost problem for governments and organizations charged with the disposal of public and industrial waste. Waste drywall takes up a tremendous amount of space in landfills, reducing their lifespan. This is a significant problem in many jurisdictions worldwide. Approximately 30 million tons of wallboard is manufactured in North America each year, and in spite of the fact that it is recyclable it is still being disposed of in landfills. Overall, it is estimated that scrap gypsum represents approximately one percent of the total waste stream in North America, and comprises up to 15 per cent of construction and demolition debris. The North American industry’s rule of thumb is that drywall scrap will equal one pound per square foot of floor area, or about one ton per average house
Gypsum’s future as an environmentally friendly product Future trends for drywall as a “green” building material: • The production of synthetic gypsum by power plants will reduce the need to mine gypsum and also the costly exercise of building mine infrastructures that can negatively affect the environment. • Increasing global environmental awareness (e.g., the Kyoto Accord) seeks methods of reducing all emissions through sound waste-handling alternatives such as recycling. • Increasing amounts of gypsum will be recycled back into the gypsum drywall/ plasterboard production stream.