Working with Energy Trust of Oregon, the company has eliminated chemical waste from a key part of its production process at its Newberg, Ore., headquarters and has also increased energy efficiency significantly.
With support from nonprofit Energy Trust of Oregon, dental manufacturer A-dec has eliminated chemical waste from a key part of its production process and has also optimized its cleaning and drying systems to improve energy efficiency.
The energy efficiency has resulted in a 70% reduction in energy use—the equivalent of powering 43 homes annually—while cutting hundreds of thousands of dollars in waste disposal and energy costs.
Jordan Beanblossom, head of communications at A-dec and a member of the Dental Trade Alliance’s Sustainability Task Force, and Ashley Bartels, a senior marketing manager at Energy Trust of Oregon, answer questions in this article from Dentistry Today to share insights on these impactful developments…