Conservation Efforts
Recycling programs at Sunoco plants involve a variety of materials and items. Examples of recycling programs include:
Sunoco also repairs/recycles valves instead of replacing them. During 2004, three refineries repaired/recycled 168 valves. Additionally, Sunoco sells used valves, computer equipment, etc. to certified third-party firms who re-condition the equipment and resell it.
Materials Accounting
Due to the nature of the refining process, Sunoco utilizes materials accounting on a selective basis. Typically this occurs where chemical additives are utilized. Examples of materials accounting in refining include monitoring the:
- Amount of catalyst used in the refinery processes;
- Quantities of gasoline additives used; and
- Use of water treatment chemicals.
Sunoco Sponsors MET Banquet
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| Pam Hubbard, Senior Environmental Engineer Specialist – Tulsa Refinery, (center) receives a certificate of recognition on behalf of Sunoco from Ana Stagg, Public Works Director for Owasso and M.e.t. Board Chair and the Honorable Mayor Bill LaFortune. | Sunoco sponsored the 2005 America Recycles Day Banquet hosted by the Tulsa Metropolitan Environmental Trust in November. The Metropolitan Environmental Trust coordinates and promotes recycling and environmental events in the metropolitan Tulsa area including Broken Arrow, Jenks, Glenpool, Sand Springs, Claremore, Collinsville, Owasso, and Bixby. The M.E.T. operates 11 recycling centers and conducts environmental events throughout the year to encourage, educate and facilitate recycling.
Computer Handling
Sunoco contracts with a company to recycle computers and related equipment. The recycling must be done according to EPA guidelines, including thoroughly scrubbing the equipment (i.e., removing any data). A certification is received from the EPA indicating by serial number, that the equipment has been disposed of properly.
| In 2005, Sunoco recycled: |
| Desktop PCs |
1,797 |
| Monitors |
1,548 |
| Printers |
558 |
| Laptops |
215 |
| Servers |
133 |
| Network Equipment |
123 |
| Office Equipment |
92 |
| Mainframe Equipment |
36 |
| Audiovisual Equipment |
6 |
| Other |
7 |
| Total |
4,515 |
| In 2005 Sunoco plants recycled: |
| Item |
Quantity |
| Spent Catalysts |
9,470 tons |
| Sulfur |
18,029 tons |
| Spent Caustic |
304,569 tons |
| Concrete/Asphalt |
2,581 tons |
| Scrap Metal |
2,717 tons |
| Cardboard & Paper |
137 tons |
| Glass |
16 tons |
| Spent Catalyst Fines |
1,677 tons |
| Wood |
642 tons |
| Activated Carbon |
159 tons |
| Spent Carbon |
434 tons |
| Batteries |
6 tons |
| Fluorescent lamps |
3 tons |
| Tires |
12 tons |
| Lime |
21 tons |
| Polypropylene |
52 tons |
| Aluminum |
500 pounds |
| Spent Ni-Cd batteries |
148 pounds |
| Used Motor Oil |
30,299 gallons |
| Parts Cleaner Solvents |
2, 095 gallons |
| Recovery wells/used oil |
10,780 barrels |
| Wax |
1,549 barrels |
| Used drums |
5,065 drums |
| Wood Pallets |
4,438 pallets |
| Glass Bottles (# reused) |
78,000 bottles |
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