Through the Committed-to-Clean™ initiative, Bradford significantly reduced material waste:
- Donated over 400,000 lbs of scrap soap annually to communities in need through World Vision
- Converted over 200,000 gallons of wastewater annually into electricity
- Developed eco-friendly alternative use of 172 tons of base byproduct
- Recycled 125 tons of scrap metal
- Reused 63 tons of scrap in janitorial products
- Reused 130 tons of lye in base-making
Bradford improved our environmental impact in the following areas:
- Improved insulation design that saved 96,000 therms/year. This equates to a CO2 greenhouse reduction of 1025 Mtons/year.
- Converted from #6 fuel oil to natural gas, resulting in an emission decrease of 75%, 92% and 92% for NOx, SO2 and PM, respectively
- Completed Phase II of the project to replace old mill building single-pane windows with new high-efficiency windows resulting in fewer drafts and reduced energy costs
- Replaced exterior ventilation piping responsible for 85% of air filtration
- Installed TPO roofing membrane for energy savings
- Upgraded steam traps for 6.5 million pounds savings/year
- Upgraded lighting for 450,000 kilowatt-hour savings/year
- Upgraded pneumatic air compressors for 140,000 kilowatt-hour savings/year
- Upgraded boilers with PLC-driven combustion, air variable frequency drives; parallel position control; and oxygen trim systems