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Sustainability at Purdy Portland, Oregon Global Leader in Professional Painting Tools since 1925 ResourceFULL April 25, 2012 Brenda Demaree- Facility/Sustainability Manager Purdy WHY ZERO TO LANDFILL IS IMPORTANT • Saves Resources • Reduces Environmental Impact • Savings to the Bottom Line

Landfills Contaminate the Water Table � "...82% of surveyed landfill cells had leaks while 41% had a leak area of more than 1 square foot," according to Leak Location Services, Inc. (LLSI) website (March 15, 2000). Landfill Facts • Landfill Hazardous Discharge: • Leachate (Contaminated Water) • Air Emissions • All landfills will eventually fail and leak leachate into ground and surface water.

T HE J OURNEY TO Z ERO Waste Stream Reduction Management Support • Employee Education • Green Team • Goal Setting • Waste Stream Identification • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle • • Employee Engagement Celebrate! •

Energy Efficiency • Light fixtures replaced • Air compressor efficiency • Air leak remediation • Energy Trust Collaboration • Corporate Goals Transportation • 4-day/10-hr workweek schedule • Bio-diesel fuel made from used kitchen oil • Microsoft Map Point program • Average of 73 employees car pool daily

The Goals We Set Commit To: Reduce Reuse Recycle Eliminate Waste Zero to Landfill Purdy Green Team 2006 2008 2012 Purdy Green Machine

Green Team Tours Identify the Waste Stream • Examine the entire waste stream •Eliminate waste at the source • Conduct Periodic Audits •Recycle the Obvious First Dumpster Dive

Waste Minimization – How Does it Work? Most RETHINK Favored Option Bad - Plastic Silverware Better - Compostable Silverware Best - Reusable Silverware Least Favored Option

Filament Reuse Six Months of Stockpiled Bales

Garbage to Landfill (Pounds per Quarter) 100% Elimination of 63,260 70,000 Rubbish Removal Cost! 60,000 43,040 50,000 40,000 30,000 19,280 9,680 20,000 0 10,000 0 4th Qtr 2008 1st Qtr 2009 2nd Qtr 2009 3rd Qtr 2009 4th Qtr 2009 Last Steps: Incineration Items that we have not found a way to reduce or recycle • Cigarette Butts- Have toxic material, plastic won’t break down • Latex Gloves/ Nitro Gloves • Epoxy Liners • Filters from dust collection • Ear Plugs Covanta helps communities turn trash into electrical power, a process known as Energy-from-Waste (EfW) or waste-to-energy (WTE). They currently own and operate over 40 EfW facilities throughout the United States, each of which provides power for its community along with an environmentally sound alternative to landfill dumping.

Engaging Employees

Earth Day April 18th, 2012 Supplier Partnership How we work together • Challenge suppliers to reduce • Participate with suppliers in reuse

M AKING A DIFFERENCE Purdy Employee’s Volunteer Smith and Bybee Lake Clean Up Sitton School Clean Up

S T A R S Students Teachers Achieving Recycling Success • Educate School Kids on Recycling • Educate employee families on environment • Donated 1” brush seconds to all 83 Portland public schools, over 4000 brushes donated in 2011 • Job Shadowing SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference 6-21-23-2011

Sherwin-Williams Ontario, California Powder Plant 5-20-2011 Z2L Eco Summit Portland, Oregon June 7-8, 2011

• Best Practice • Engage Employees • Teach Sustainability Purdy Tomato Garden • Tomatoes were sold and the money was donated to the Oregon Food Bank

Sustainable Donations � SCRAP Farmer's Markets � � School House Supply � Oregon Food Bank Donations included rubber bands, tissue paper, cardboard inserts, strapping, craft paper, roller lint and other various items that can be reused 10K Lbs / Year! Thank You…. Questions?