The term “greenwashing” refers to deceptive ads that paint a greener picture of one’s image, as compared to actuality. For consumers who are looking for a light green approach to things it may be hard to tell if a company is really living up to its claims of having a neutral carbon footprint. Concerned shoppers need to go beyond the messages they are hearing on TV and look into the practices of the company itself. Do they participate in comprehensive carbon offset, recycling, or community clean-up programs?
Organizations like the FTC are having a hard time keeping up with the growth and the environmentally friendly claims being made by some companies so it is up to the consumer to navigate the truth in most cases. There are many companies out there that are walking the walk, but within the expanding sea of green it takes a bit more insight to locate and support them.
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After burning of fossil fuels and deforestation leading to higher carbon dioxide concentrations the next biggest Greenhouse culprits are covered vented landfill emissions, and the newer style of fully vented septic systems.
Sweetfilter Residential Units Reduce
Greenhouse Gas and Odors.
PUTTING GREENHOUSE CARBON BACK INTO THE SOIL.
Only ZeoCarbon Sweetfilters (registered with the USPTO) remove Odor, CO2, and other Greenhouse Gases by as much as 18%, on a lb. per lb. basis. Typically, after 5 years of work, the ZeoCarbon is returned to the soil as a nitrogen rich ornamental plant fertilizer.
It takes up to one year for one tree to fix the CO2 in the equivalent of 3 litres of gas. One septic vent pipe filter can according to calculations be equal to just over five trees (5.33 trees) or one carbon credit. Refilled as needed to stop odor over a 100 year period. It can erase your yearly CO2 footprint completely.
SWEETFILTER® Odor Control Experts Stop the Stink Again
Springfield, IL, November 19, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Pennington Equipment Company, Incorporated announced today that the Chicago MWRD has awarded a 3rd consecutive contract for the supply of SWEETFILTER® and ZEOCARBON® odor control and separation equipment.
Commenting on the announcement, Rod Pennington, PEC chairman and chief executive officer, said, "We are extremely pleased with the MWRD decision. It not only verifies that the technology for our sewer manhole odor systems is valid, but also demonstrates that the name recognition of our Sweetfiilter Trademark line of products is continuing to grow support from the Environmental Industry."
Mr. Pennington continued, "The MWRD decision is significant to our business
because it confirms PEC as the exclusive supplier of these valuable
specialty systems in odor control and elimination for the municicpal, restaurant, pharmaceutical, metallurgical, water treatment, and biotechnology markets. It also positions us to pursue other large municipal systems as a part of our overall marketing strategy."
Assessing Odor Purification, Separation, and Elimination Needs
PEC provides Engineered Solutions to customers' air and water problems through design, fabrication and operation of systems that utilize a combination of core technologies: oxidation, odor control, VOC abatement and air stripping.
The group includes professional engineers, scientists, sales and marketing personnel, four primary manufacturing sites, intellectual property assets of more than five patents and Trademarks as well as pilot plant facilities and custom manufacturing capabilities utilizing our technology.
About PEC
PEC is a global leader in services and solutions for making air and water safer and cleaner, and for purifying food, beverage, and industrial process air and water streams.
Headquartered in Springfield, PEC employs approximately 100 people and serves more than 4,000 customers around the world through four business platforms: Zeocarbon®, Sewer Odor Control Experts Service, Engineered Solutions and Consumer Health.
For more information, visit the PEC website at: www.Sweetfilter.com or contact a customer service technician at: Sweetfilter@msn.com or call 1-888-261-4726.
Contact: Dick Pennington, Director of Customer Relations and Corporate Communications, (888-261-4726) We@ControlOdors.com
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