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PROFILE Turning Trash into Treasure You never know when one man's trash will be another man's treasure – and for Heritage Environmental, a significant treasure came from an unlikely source: acid recovered from old circuit boards. DRIVER'S DIGEST 10 "H eritage Environmenbeen doing it for more than 35 years. "We number one goal for Heritage Transport. tal has made big have been a 'go green' organization long In 2009 Heritage needed to buy new breakthroughs by before it was a staple thing to do in today's trucks, and like many in the industry, finding ways to reuse society. Heritage has really been the leader Heritage Transport was hesitant about waste products," in environmental solutions for its customthe new SCR technology. "We had a fear says Dean DeSantis, president of Heritage ers … our core values have always been factor about it…we wanted to stick with Transport. "One of the biggest discoveries finding beneficial reuse for companies and 2009 engines that weren't SCR complihas been when we found that the waste customer's products," states DeSantis. ant," says DeSantis. However, being that that comes from acid in circuit fuel economy was top priority boards can be recycled into a for Heritage, DeSantis and his micronutrient. The micronuteam learned that the new SCR trient is tribasic chloride, and technology and 2010 engines when added to swine and poulwould actually help in the efforts try feed, it helps speed up the to meet their fuel economy and growth of those animals. That other sustainability goals. micronutrient is something that Heritage evaluated its options we were able to extract out of a for converting to EPA 2010 emishazardous waste and find 100% sions technology and selected Volvo beneficial reuse values. It has for its leading-edge SCR technology just been a wonderful thing for and commitment to quality, the – Dean DeSantis, president of Heritage Transport. me to understand since coming environment and safety. "As a 'green' to work at Heritage." company, we knew we wanted to Being an eco-friendly combe among the very first to embrace pany may be the popular thing to do today, Since their company is the most ecothe new, cleaner trucks," said Dean DeSantis, and for good reason. However, this is not friendly business around, it's no surprise president of Heritage Transport. "We came a new concept for Heritage – they have that getting good fuel mileage is the to the conclusion that Volvo's EPA 2010 DDQ312.indd 10 "As a 'green' company, we knew we wanted to be among the very first to embrace the new, cleaner trucks," 12/11/12 1:45 PM