Not all waste and recycling industry chemicals used are “friendly” to your equipment.
B. Scott Taylor
This message goes out to all the owners and managers of waste hauler fleets that have watched their inventory literally erode and rust over the years. Windows etched, fittings rotted away, chrome dulled, and rubber seals turned into mush.
Seems like you just painted those darn trucks just last week.
If any of this sounds familiar your not alone. In a recent survey of waste haulers, more than 70 percent complained that the products they used to clean their trucks most definitely damaged the paint and chrome on their vehicles. Most of them answered that “Its just the cost of doing business and keeping these truck clean.”
Well, folks I’m here to tell you that is simply not true. There are maintenance products out there that won’t eat away your paint or your fittings or dull your chrome. In fact some of these manufactures have tested with McNeilus, Mack, Oshkosh, London, Volvo and a few other manufacturers around the world and they are certified to clean and not destroy equipment.
This is real. These products have been investigated and not only do they work but work better in most cases. The thing is that most “Green” or “Eco- Friendly” products don’t work because they can’t compete with the nasty stuff. However, the thing is, acid is a great cleaner—but it’s too good. Technically speaking, acid doesn’t really clean, it destroys things—cleaning is a side effect. The question is what does it ultimately cost you? Re-painting, re-polishing and replacing etched glass is very expensive. There are better, greener cleaners out there but may take a little work to find.
Our experience tells us that most chemical distributors don’t mean any harm; they are just limited to selling you the products they carry. Most of those products have been in the market forever and are the workhorses in their stable. Until now there was no real competition. I guess there still isn’t as far as they are concerned but the time may have come where there are enough smaller formulators that actually have produced alternatives that can stand up against those products. Here’s the lesson. Look around, go online, research products available, but beware of chiselers trying to sell you watered down nasty stuff or some green concoctions that don’t work worth a darn. There is some good stuff available that will save you money and make your rigs look like new. There are people out there happy to assist you in your search for better, cleaner chemicals.
Keep it clean and green baby.
B. Scott Taylor is CEO of Green Endeavor (Portland, OR), a company that provides better solutions for all industries. Prior to that he was the President and founder of TAOW, a modern marketing agency, and Co- Chairman and Founder of Virtual Relocation.com (Move.com) the Internet’s first and largest re-location mega site. He is a published author and frequent speaker on subjects that include sales, marketing, business strategy. Currently he is very interested in helping companies replace the bad stuff with the good stuff that works. To learn about a toxic reduction plan, or if you are interested in more information about the rating scale or would like specific links, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.greenendeavorinc.com.