Ways You Can Reduce Air Pollution from Your Business 

As the years go by, we are increasingly being affected by global warming. Yet, there are those who don’t believe it exists. From natural disasters like typhoons and unnatural phenomenon like extremely cold weather in tropical countries, global warming rears its ugly head. The main cause of global warming is the excessive release of Carbon Dioxide or CO2 into the air. CO2 comes mainly from vehicle emissions and industrial smoke. One example whereby industrial smoke and other emissions cause direct problems is in China. In big cities like Beijing and Tianjin, the air becomes thick with haze several times a year. Only with the recent clean air campaign has their air quality improved. Taking the Initiative The general mindset of many business owners the world over, is that the responsibility of preventing and reducing air pollution lies with the government. Although this is true to a certain extent, individual business owners need to take the initiative too. Reducing polluting emissions from your factories, plants and other businesses isn’t that complicated. It’s still possible with certain steps.

Some of these steps can include, but are not limited to:

Purchase an air Quality Monitor

Different types of factories and plants emit different types of pollutants. You need to identify which ones your business is prone to release the most. In cases like these, you’ll also need an air pollution monitor to ensure that you stay within the emission guidelines set by the authorities. There are many types of emissions you need to keep track of, including CO2, Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2. 5), Carbon Monoxide, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). These different pollutants rely on different monitoring systems, so you need to ensure that your get a compound monitoring system to tackle all of these together.

Use Technology to Control Combustion Pollutants

Many factories depend on the burning of fuel in order to complete chemical processes, generate heat or power up machines. In cases like these, there are several ways by which you can reduce the smoke emissions from burning. These include using filters for PM control affixed to the smoke chimneys. There are also other technologies available, including electrostatic precipitators, catalytic reduction, fuel recirculation systems, low NOx burners and bag houses that can help your operations reduce the amount of pollutants. In some industries, beds of activated charcoal are used to absorb and neutralize any VOCs so that they don’t escape. In fact, there are and affordable methods developed to control all types of air pollutants out there.

Switch to Eco-Friendly Energy Sources

Fossil fuels like natural gas and petroleum are the most common fuels in industries today. However, they’re also the most polluting as they release CO2 and particulate matter. Choose to go green today by exploring more eco-friendly energy sources.

These may include solar power, biomass power, hydro electric power and more. None of these energy sources release any type of pollutants into the air. Some of them are actually cheaper than using conventional fossil fuels. Today, solar panels are no longer those huge and bulky contraptions that you need to place on roofs. They’ve become smaller, easier to handle and can even look like roof tiles. Your factory can therefore be self-sustainable with lower electricity bills.

Use Energy-Efficient Machinery

You’ll be surprised how much small changes can reduce the amount of energy your establishment needs. If you’re looking to upgrade your production machinery or any other energy consuming system, choose to upgrade it in terms of its energy efficiency. Energy efficient machinery will cut down the need for you to burn fuel and release smoke into the air.

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

Reusing waste material from your own factory as a fuel source is one way to make your business more environmentally friendly. This is especially true if there are organic wastes available to you. For example, many factories in the oil palm industry use biomass wastes as fuel. This means that leftover oil palm fruit bunches; tree trunks and leaves are burnt instead. Biomass fuel is renewable energy that won’t run out. This will reduce the need for fossil fuels in your establishment. Sustainable production will guarantee a better future for your loved ones. Every small initiative on your part to keep the environment cleaner and greener will benefit your own business in the long run.