Page 29 - Zero is Possible - Volume 2

Jacksonville
Waste

Insulation dust briquettes

get a second act Solutions & Products

Opportunity Results HBE
During the Polyiso board Facility diverted 272
manufacturing process, tonnes of waste from
insulation dust from landfill between January
cutting operations is 2023 - May 2024. Similar
collected. The dust is opportunities are being
then briquetted to reduce investigated across similar
its volume and, generally, operating facilities.
sent to landfill as waste.

Solution Jamie Gentoso
The facility identified CEO
a local wastewater
treatment facility
that was looking for
alternative sources of
absorbent to use in their
treatment process. All
of the insulation dust
briquettes are now reused
by the local wastewater Kevin Bretz
treatment facility as Head of HSE
absorbent.

23