Clean Burn®, manufacturers of energy systems that transform used motor oil into free heat, has introduced a new company website at www.cleanburn.com. The interactive site includes an innovative “Compare” feature that encourages visitors to compare the components of Clean Burn units to those found in converted fuel oil furnaces, factory-direct furnaces and blast tube furnaces.

“The Compare Section of the site has callouts that identify different aspects of Clean Burn products as compared to those found in alternative machinery,” says Morris Mantey, president and CEO of Clean Burn. “You can physically see the difference in the heat exchangers, burners, and pumps to gain a clear understanding of the components of these valuable pieces of equipment and how Clean Burn products are built to provide years of service.”

The clean, fresh design of the new Clean Burn site makes it easy to navigate between product information, tips on selecting the right furnace for the right setting, product manuals and environmental information. The site also includes sections with product warranties and registration details, a worldwide distributor locator and videos on using used motor oil furnaces and boilers.

Engineered to burn used motor oils generated by cars, trucks, heavy equipment, boats and other vehicles, Clean Burn waste oil heater products are manufactured in the United States and can transform used-oil into free heat. More than 80,000 Clean Burn furnaces and boilers located throughout the world burn millions of gallons of used-oils each year on-site, at the point of generation. This volume of used-oil would otherwise be transported on highway systems and pose a considerable risk to spills and/or contamination to the environment.

Clean Burn is an ENERGY STAR® partner. The company holds numerous industry certifications and works with the U.S. government, the Environmental Protection Agency and various associations to help coordinate the establishment of standards and regulations related to heat recovery and recycling efforts involving used motor oils. For more information on Clean Burn, visit www.cleanburn.com or call 1-800-331-0183.

Clean Burn story from ABC news affiliate in Chicago, IL: WLS-TV

June 11, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Maybe you recycle your paper and plastic, but what about your car?

A north suburban company is hoping you’ll consider a “green” alternative when your vehicle comes to the end of the road.

Auto parts city was once considered a menace in the community. But after greening up its act, it’s now earning top environmental awards — including Green Business of the Year from the Green Business League.

It may look like a junkyard, but brothers Jay and Larry Brosten hope to change your mind.

“We’ve spent too many years trying to improve our image and we’ve spent millions of dollars setting this facility up and trying to do the right thing,” said Larry Brosten. “But it’s always had the stigma of the ‘j-word’.”

The three-generation old Auto Parts City in Gurnee just got an $8 million make-over. The family’s goal is to set the green standard in auto recycling.

“The automobile is probably the most recycled item that’s mass produced. We used to have a saying on our trucks: the original recyclers,” said Jay Brosten.

When vehicles arrive here, they are first cleaned out. Any usable items left inside, like these car seats, are donated to the YWCA.

Then, the car is drained of all fluids and recyclable parts. Batteries and tires are removed for resale or recycling. Lights that contain potentially harmful mercury are removed for safe disposal. Catalytic converters, which contain platinum, are dismantled. Gas is drained and re-used in the company’s own trucks. While oil is processed through a special furnace called “Cleanburn.” it uses the waste oil to heat three of the company’s five buildings.

“The system we are incorporating inside the fluid evacuation system is from Europe. In Europe, they’re required to recycle the vehicle by the year 2018 to be 98% recyclable. Here there’s no guidelines or standards,” said Jay Brosten, co-owner, Auto Parts City.

Other liquids, like windshield wiper fluid, are filtered, re-bottled and re-sold in their retail store.

“The reason for that is the environment. When the cars are out on our u-pull-it facility, there’s no gas or fluid that can hit the ground,” Larry Brosten. After cars have been processed, customers can stroll the grounds and pull off working parts. When all usable parts have been salvaged, the frames are crushed. The flattened metal is then shipped to a steel recycler — where it can be readied for re-incarnated into another product.

“We try to minimize the amount of material going into a landfill as much as we can,” said Jay Brosten.

The guys at Auto Parts City say they hope others will follow their lead and help make their entire industry more eco-friendly. Check out these links: apcity.com and 21stcenturyautorecycling.com.

Full story available on WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago site here.

Clean Burn is the world’s leading waste oil heater producer with reliable waste oil furnace and boiler models that generate free heat by recycling used oil on site.

Virginia Tax Credit Experiences A Decade of Success

Since 1988 Mike Morris has been selling and installing Clean Burn used-oil recycling furnaces throughout Virginia. Sales have been exceptionally steady for the past decade thanks to the Virginia Recycling and Pollution Control Tax Incentive Programs that was launched in 1999.

“Even in a weak economy, we continue to see strong sales thanks to the tax credit from the state of Virginia,” says Morris, owner of Morris Distributing in Verona, Va. “The Virginia tax credit reimburses a business up to 50 percent of the purchase price of a waste oil furnace. That makes a dramatic investment difference for businesses.

“Companies are interested in this tax credit because they can save up to $5,000 by installing a Clean Burn furnace that will also save them on energy bills and eliminate the cost of hauling away used motor oils. That incentive has boosted our sales this year and for the past 10 years.”

As the world’s leading manufacturer of used-oil furnaces, used-oil boilers and used-oil recycling centers, Clean Burn helps businesses generate free heat from used-oil commonly found in all types of combustion engines. Millions of gallons of used-oil are recycled worldwide each year with Clean Burn units.

Recycling Success in 2009

As an example of his success, Morris relays that during the last quarter of 2009 he saw a widespread array of businesses purchasing Clean Burn units from him. More than 30 “mom and pop” auto repair centers invested in the furnaces, as did several car dealerships, motorcycle dealers, junkyards and trucking companies.

“Wherever you have large quantities of used motor oil, you have the potential to save energy by recycling,” says Morris. “We’ve sold these cost-effective units to heavy construction contractors, trash collection companies, equipment rental yards and even a poultry farmer. The Clean Burn furnaces are a wise, long-term investment for any location producing 500 gallons or more of used motor oil on a yearly basis.”

Morris believes one of the most sensible uses of a Clean Burn unit now takes place at the Fairview Beach Yacht Club in Fredericksburg, Va. The marina purchased the unit in late 2009 to recycle more than 500 gallons of used oil that is generated yearly during servicing of 100 boats and dozens of equipment pieces at the yacht club.

“The Clean Burn furnace is a great investment that will pay for itself in about three years,” says Bucky Potts, manager at the yacht club’s maintenance shop. “The Virginia tax credit was a huge incentive for us to purchase the unit. We paid about $8,000 for the furnace and installation, and we’ll receive 50 percent of that back from the state.

“This Clean Burn furnace allows us to forgo the expense and potential hazards of hauling away used motor oil. Instead we’re recycling that oil into heat for our shop. That’s a ‘win-win’ investment that I’d recommend to any marina nationwide.”

For additional details on the Virginia recycling tax credit of up to 50%, visit http://www.deq.state.va.us/waste/rtaxinc.html. For information on Morris Distributing, go to www.morrisdist.com.

There are 80,000 Clean Burn functional furnaces and boilers located throughout the world that burn millions of gallons of used-oil each year on-site, at the point of generation. This volume of used-oil would otherwise be transported on highway systems and pose a considerable risk to spills and/or contamination to the environment.

Clean Burn is an ENERGY STAR® partner. The company holds numerous industry certifications and works with the U.S. government, the Environmental Protection Agency and various associations to help coordinate the establishment of standards and regulations related to heat recovery and recycling efforts involving used motor oils. For more information on Clean Burn, visit www.cleanburn.com or call 1-800-331-0183.

What do you do with almost 4,000 gallons of used motor oil each year from a fleet of 43 buses? If you’re Red Rose Transit Authority (RRTA) in Lancaster, Penn., you figure out a way to recycle the waste oil.

“We’re renovating our Operations Center to include two Clean Burn furnaces in our vehicle storage building to recycle our used motor oil,” says David Kilmer, executive director of RRTA. “We have several green initiatives underway for this new facility in 2010. It makes a great deal of sense for us to turn the waste oil generated by our fleet into heat for this facility. We’ll also be using a geothermal system to heat our main maintenance garage and administrative offices, along with solar panels to reduce our electric consumption. Together these two efforts complement our overall green efforts for 2010.”

According to Dean Eberly, owner/president of Garden Spot Mechanical in Manheim, Penn., RRTA chose a strong product to support their environmental initiatives. “I’ve worked with Clean Burn products for 15 years and I absolutely see the benefit to RRTA of using the Clean Burn systems,” says Eberly, who will install the units in 2010. “When you consider how much waste oil RRTA generates monthly, it makes no sense to pay to transport the used oil away when they can easily and cost-effectively recycle it into a heat source for their own facility.”

In Lycoming County, Penn., River Valley Transit (RVT) will also be adding Clean Burn units in 2010. Originally launched in 1863 as the Williamsport Passenger Railway Company, the organization has maintained bus operations in the Williamsport area for more than 75 years. Mechanical contractor Bob Radel with Silvertip, Inc. plans to install the hot air furnaces during the first quarter of 2010.

“RVT is renovating their maintenance facilities and plans to add in geothermal components and the Clean Burn units,” says Radel. “The technology is definitely there to transform the thousands of gallons of used oil generated by their fleet into recycled heat.”

With more than a dozen buses and trolleys, RVT covers 14 routes throughout Pennsylvania’s Greater Williamsport and Lycoming County areas. “As more and more companies become involved in environmentally-friendly changes to their operations, it makes sense for them to recycle their waste products. The Clean Burn units we’ll be installing at RVT will save them money and energy in the future.”

The Clean Burn systems for RVT and RRTA were provided by A D Supplies in Willow Grove, Penn. Experts in environmental and recycling equipment, A D Supplies has information on their support services and Clean Burn products at www.equipros.com, or can be reached at 215-784-0445.

There are 80,000 Clean Burn functional furnaces and boilers located throughout the world that burn millions of gallons of used-oil each year on-site, at the point of generation. This volume of used-oil would otherwise be transported on highway systems and pose a considerable risk to spills and/or contamination to the environment.

Clean Burn is an ENERGY STAR® partner. The company holds numerous industry certifications and works with the U.S. government, the Environmental Protection Agency and various associations to help coordinate the establishment of standards and regulations related to heat recovery and recycling efforts involving used motor oils. For more information on Clean Burn, visit www.cleanburn.com or call 1-800-331-0183.

MetroPark Recycles Oil To Heat Offices
Using reclaimed motor oil saves money, time and carbon emissions.

By Dave Larsen
Dayton Daily News
December 14, 2009

Since 2005, Five Rivers MetroParks has heated its Englewood facility with used motor oil from its fleet of service vehicles, and officials like the results.

The recycling initiative saves the park district money and reduces carbon emissions, said Dave Spitler, assistant manager for Englewood MetroPark. He could not provide specific figures.

A Clean Burn furnace installed four years ago at Englewood MetroPark is fueled by spent oil from the district’s nearly 200 motorized vehicles, which range from tractors to lawn mowers.

Previously, the 2,400-square-foot office and shop facility was heated by two wood-burning stoves, which required workers to cut, split and dry wood, as well as tend the stoves.

“You had a lot of man hours involved in keeping heat back in the shop area where we do our mechanical work,” Spitler said.

MetroParks started collecting used oil in 2006 from its regional facilities. The district recycles about 550 gallons of oil annually, Spitler said.

The initiative also saves the district money by eliminating transportation and disposal fees for used oil.

The used-oil furnace cost about $5,800, said Clayton Gingerich, owner of Gingerich’s Clean Burn, the Plain City, Ohio, distributor that installed it.

The furnace burns oil at 1,800 degrees, creating low emissions, said Kathy Ziprik, spokeswoman for Clean Burn Inc. of Leola, Pa.

Furnaces that burn used oil on site are becoming more popular with U.S. park districts, Ziprik said.

“It has been popular with any place that has a large amount of used oil,” such as car dealerships, oil change businesses and transit companies, she said.

Several Dayton-area businesses donate their used motor oil to MetroParks.

“We pretty well keep our tanks full with the process that we have here in recycling within our own district,” Spitler said.

Other area MetroParks have embarked on similar “green” initiatives.

Germantown MetroPark this month installed new tables and chairs made from about 1,800 recycled milk jugs. The items were purchased with a $4,297 grant from the Montgomery County Solid Waste District, said Val Hunt, MetroParks spokeswoman.

Full story and images available from the Dayton Daily News online here.

Clean Burn is the world’s leading waste oil heater producer with reliable waste oil furnace and boiler models that generate free heat by recycling used oil on site.

Clean Burn, the leading manufacturing of used-oil furnaces and boilers, has capped off its 30th anniversary year by receiving the “2009 Save Energy Now Energy Saver” award by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program.

The Energy Saver award is presented to those companies that participate in a Save Energy Now energy assessment and successfully achieve more than 75,000 MMBtu total energy savings or more than 7.5 percent total energy savings. One of the unique aspects that made Clean Burn eligible for this award is that the company heats its 125,000 square foot manufacturing facility with recycled used-oil through the company’s boilers and furnaces. The company does not use any electricity or natural gas for heat.

“The used-oil furnaces and boilers we construct are dedicated to saving energy, so it makes perfect sense that our manufacturing facility should have a similar goal,” says Ryan Gamber, engineering manager for Clean Burn. “We worked with an energy consultant to assess key industrial process systems and identify cost-saving opportunities. By implementing the recommended actions, Clean Burn has taken the necessary steps to help reduce our nation’s energy use and shrink our carbon footprint.”

Save Energy Now is a national initiative to reduce industrial energy intensity 25 percent or more in 10 years. Companies nationwide can partner with DOE, participate in no-cost energy assessments, and use ITP’s proven resources to reduce energy use and improve efficiency, while increasing profits.

In 2009, ITP awarded 140 plants for making significant progress in implementing the energy savings opportunities identified through a Save Energy Now energy assessment. In total, the award recipients achieved more than $47 million in cost savings and 6.4 trillion Btu in total energy savings.

There are 80,000 Clean Burn functional furnaces and boilers located throughout the world that burn used-oil each year on-site, at the point of generation. This volume of used-oil would otherwise be transported on highway systems and pose a considerable risk to spills and/or contamination to the environment.

Clean Burn is an ENERGY STAR® partner. The company holds numerous industry certifications and works with the U.S. government, the Environmental Protection Agency and various associations to help coordinate the establishment of standards and regulations related to heat recovery and recycling efforts involving used motor oils. For more information on Clean Burn, visit www.cleanburn.com or call 1-800-331-0183.

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Resources
o Save Energy Now Web site: www.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow/
o Save Energy Now recognition Web page: www.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow/recognition.html

LEOLA, PA – For 25 years A D Supplies, Inc. has worked with companies throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware to help them save energy. During that time, the team of 30 employees has sold and installed thousands of Clean Burn used-oil recycling boilers and furnaces in hospitals, car dealerships and mass transit operational facilities.

“We’ve earned a reputation for quality by the service we provide and the products we install,” says Jeff Dale, owner of A D Supplies, Inc. in Willow Grove, Penn. “To keep that reputation we always sell Clean Burn products. From our research and experience, this company’s boilers and furnaces outlast the competitor’s products and are far more reliable than any other waste oil retrieval system on the market.”

The largest designer, builder and installer of commercial radiant heating in the United States, A D Supplies sells more than 200 Clean Burn systems each year in about 30 different industries “It just doesn’t make sense for a company to pay to have waste oils transported to a dump site when they can recycle them into free heat to reduce on-site energy bills,” says Dale.

Geisinger Health System
At Geisinger Health System’s eight facilities in Danville, the largest consolidated health care organization in central Pennsylvania recycles a significant amount of used motor oils each year. The team at A D Supplies installed the medical center’s first Clean Burn furnace in 1990. Since that time, the facility has tripled in size, adding a small fleet of air ambulances, turf care equipment and other vehicles to its on-site operations.

“We added a new CB3500 furnace this year with ductwork to connect the free heat generated by the recycled motor oils to many parts of the expanding operations,” says Dale. “This organization now has community practices in more than 43 counties in our state. We’re proud to have Clean Burn units in several of these facilities along with the headquarters location in Danville.”

Sawchuk’s Garage
As one of Pennsylvania’s largest independent repair facilities, Sawchuk’s Garage in Pottstown is equipped to handle alignment, oil changes, break services, transmission work, state inspections and other services on a multitude of autos and sports vehicles. They even handle heavy duty trucks and motor homes. All that work generates a large amount of waste oil.

“Our oldest Clean Burn unit has provided free heat from over 75,000 gallons of waste oil since 1994,” says Paul Sawchuk, owner of Sawchuk’s Garage. “That’s a lot of free heat, and that’s why we have three Clean Burn units today.”

Installed by A D Supplies, the Clean Burn units at Sawchuk’s Garage showcase the burner technology that Dale terms “ideal” for burning waste oil. “There isn’t any other furnace I trust as much as Clean Burn for my customers,” says Dale. “We’ve relied on that company to help grow our business for a quarter of a century. In return, they’ve consistently provided us with products that get the job done and require minimal upkeep and maintenance. For us, that’s a winning combination that will lead us into our next 25 years of business.”

For additional details on projects and services, along with waste oil products available from A D Supplies, visit www.equipros.com.

There are 80,000 Clean Burn functional furnaces and boilers located throughout the world that burn approximately 120 million gallons of used-oil each year on-site, at the point of generation. This volume of used-oil would otherwise be transported on highway systems and pose a considerable risk to spills and/or contamination to the environment.

Clean Burn is an ENERGY STAR® partner. The company holds numerous industry certifications and works with the U.S. government, the Environmental Protection Agency and various associations to help coordinate the establishment of standards and regulations related to heat recovery and recycling efforts involving used motor oils. For more information on Clean Burn, visit www.cleanburn.com or call 1-800-331-0183.