Improving Air Quality
Each of Glatfelter’s manufacturing facilities has air quality permits
issued by federal, state or local governments that govern the quality of air
emissions to protect the local community and environment. Glatfelter is
committed to not only complying with these permits, but reducing air
emissions to even lower levels when practical.
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At Glatfelter, we use a variety of monitoring methods to insure that we are complying with our air quality permits. These methods range from relatively complicated continuous emission monitoring systems that sample the quality of air emissions 24/7 to periodic stack testing for specific pollutants.
We are committed to minimizing air pollution from steam and pulp production
and papermaking as well as ancillary operations such as transportation and
water and waste water treatment.
Air Quality Improvement Initiatives
- Using lignin and wood residuals to make “green” energy during
the papermaking process.
- Making full use of
raw materials.
- Incorporating more environmentally-responsible chemicals.
- Using less fossil fuels.
- Implementing cleaner
production processes.
- Utilizing
post-consumer recycled fiber content in paper and paper products
to meet customer requirements.
- Increasing the use of other recovered materials.
- Practicing responsible fiber sourcing.
North American Improvement Projects
New process equipment, installed at both North American mills over
the past two decades, help to reduce our environmental impact.
At the mill in Spring Grove, PA, the Pulp Mill Modernization Project
was completed between 1990 and 1995, and included the following pieces
of equipment and process changes:
- New low-odor recovery boiler.
- New woodyard.
- New chlorine dioxide generator.
- Substituting chlorine dioxide for elemental chlorine in the
bleaching process.
- Substituting hydrogen peroxide for sodium hypochlorite in the
bleaching process.
- Using oxygen delignification in the softwood pulping process to
reduce the need for bleaching chemicals.
The New Century Project (2000 – 2004) included the following equipment
and process changes:
- Completely eliminated the use of all elemental chlorine in the
manufacturing process.
- Using oxygen delignification in the hardwood pulping process to
reduce the need for bleaching chemicals.
- Installing system to capture and destroy hazardous and odorous
emissions from the pulping and bleaching processes.
At our facility in Chillicothe, OH, we also made significant
improvements, including:
- Substituting chlorine dioxide for elemental chlorine in the
bleaching process.
- Installation of Wet Electrostatic Precipitator on the wood-fired
boiler.
- Installing system to capture and destroy hazardous and odorous
emissions from the pulping and recovery processes.
- Installing boiler controls to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx)
emissions from two boilers.
NCASI Member
As a member of National
Council for Air and Stream Improvement, we support NCASI’s scientific
research and information gathering activities. Through payment of annual
dues we are able to access a wealth of environmental information, including
research reports, current awareness letters on emerging environmental
issues, newsletters, handbooks, workshops, and technical meetings.
NCASI also responds to requests for technical assistance in areas such as
permitting, environmental reporting, interpretation of regulations,
application of environmental control technology, sustainable forestry,
analytical methods and related areas.
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