Solid Waste Management Diversion Plan
Trinity Furniture has established and implemented a solid waste diversion program for landfill disposal.The company has a goal of diverting 100% of its non-hazardous product component solid waste from landfill disposal. (This goal is published in the company handbook.) All solid waste streams generated from product components will be re-evaluated whenever there is a change in the composition of any of these components. Our goal is to find recycling or re-use options for all product component solid waste.
Our prime objective is to minimize waste in the manufacturing process.
All sawdust and wood particulate matter is captured into storage bin located on site. Trinity has hired a new vendor (Best Waste Disposal) to empty our storage when registered as full. All wood/sawdust material received by
Best Waste Disposal is recycled and no waste materials are taken to landfill.
All spray booth filters are accumulated by chemical composition. Lacquer and stain are stored separately from glaze filters. Filters are stored in 55 gallon drums (recycled and supplied to us by the disposal company, MCF Systems who properly disposes of filters and provides us documentation that everything is done properly and compliant to all EPA standards.
Our foam, cardboard, cotton and leather is completely recycled through the original vendor.
DISPOSITION OF SOLID WASTE GENERATED BY TRINITY FURNITURE
1. GENERAL TRASH IS PICKED TWICE PER WEEK AT AT THE KENNEDY ROAD FACILITY AND ONCE PER WEEK AT THE MENDENHALL LOCATION. THIS IS A CONTRACTURAL AGREEMENT WITH REPUBLIC WASTE BASED IN TROY, NC.
2.SCRAP POLY FOAM IS ACCUMULATED IN THE SHIPPING DEPT. IN LARGE CLEAR POLY SCRAP BAGS. AS CRAFTSMAN ( OUR POLY SUPPLIER) DELIVERS THE SCRAP IS PICKED ON THEIR TRUCK TO BE RECYCLED.
3.SCRAP CARDBOARD IS COMPACTED AND BAILED AND ACCUMULATED TO BE PICKED UP BY PIEDMONT PACKAGING (OUR BOX SUPPLIER). PIEDMONT CONSOLIDATES OUR WASTE WITH THEIR WASTE AND OTHER SOURCES TO BE RECYCLED.
4.BEST DISPOSAL/TODCO PICKS UP OUR SAWDUST/PLYWOOD SCRAPS TO BE RECYCLED. SAWDUST AND PLYWOOD SCRAPS ARE TRANSPORTED VIA OUR DUST SYSTEM TO A DUMPSTER OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. AN ELECTRONIC TRIGGER IN THE DUMPSTER SIGNALS THAT THE DUMPSTER IS NEAR CAPACITY AND BEST DISPOSAL IS CALLED TO EMPTY THE DUMPSTER. BEST TAKES THE DUMPSTER TO THEIR RECYCLING FACILITY EMPTIES IT AND RETURNS IT TO OUR FACILITY.
5.HI LINE PLASTICS IS OUR SUPPLIER FOR RESIN PARTS USED IN OUR MENDENHALL LOCATION. EACH SHIPMENT FROM HI LINE BRINGS APPROXIMATELY 100 WOODEN SKIDS INTO THE FACILITY. WE ACCUMULATE THE SKIDS TO APPROXIMATELY 500 TO 600 AND RETURN THE SKIDS TO HI LINE VIA MOTOR FREIGHT. 600 QUANTITY FILLS A 53 FT TRAILER AND ALLOWS HI LINE TO REUSE THE SKIDS A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED/
6.SCRAP LEATHER IS ACCUMULATED IN LARGE WIRE BASKETS SUPPLIED BY LEATHERMAX. WHEN THE BASKETS ARE FULL LEATHERMAX IS CALLED TO PICK UP THE BASKETS AND BRING TWO EMPTY BASKETS TO REPLACE THE FULL ONES THEY ARE REMOVING.
7.SCRAP COTTON AND DACRON IS ACCULATED IN LARGE POLY BAGS AND IS PICKED UP BY OUR SUPPLIER HENDRIX WHEN DELIVERING NEW MATERIAL. HENDRIX RETURNS ALL SCRAP TO THEIR FACILITY FOR RECYCLING.